Cartridge Assembly For An Aerosol-generating System With Leak Prevention
Patent No. 12310418
A cartridge assembly for an aerosol-generating system including a housing having an air outlet and an air inlet upstream of the housing air outlet; and a cartridge disposed within the housing. The cartridge includes a fluid-permeable heating element within a cartridge body; a cartridge air inlet; a cartridge air outlet; and an airflow path extending from the cartridge air inlet to the cartridge air outlet, via the fluid-permeable heating element. At least a portion of the cartridge may move between a first position, in which air from the housing air inlet is blocked from flowing to the housing air outlet, via the cartridge air inlet, the fluid-permeable heating element, and the cartridge air outlet; and a second position, in which an unrestricted airflow path exists from the housing air inlet to the housing air outlet, via the cartridge air inlet, the fluid-permeable heating element, and the cartridge air outlet.
Inventors: Olivier Blattler (Fribourg, Switzerland); Guillaume Frederick (Les-Geneveys-sur-Coffraine, Switzerland); Pascal Manuel Loser (Liebefeld, Switzerland); Guido Peter Schellenberg (Niederlenz, Switzerland); Patrick Charles Silvestrini (Neuchatel, Switzerland); Dominique Paul Gabriel Stohr (Belfaux, Switzerland); Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik (Peseux, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
May 27, 2025
Vaporiser Assembly For An Aerosol-generating System
Patent No. 12310406
A vaporizer assembly includes a tube having a first end with an inlet opening and a second end with an outlet opening. The vaporizer assembly also includes a heater element configured to vaporize liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The heater element is at the second end of the tube. The first end of the tube is fluidly connectable with a liquid storage portion. When the first end of the tube is fluidly connected with the liquid storage portion, the liquid aerosol-forming substrate can flow from the liquid storage portion through the inlet opening into the tube. The outlet opening of the tube includes perforations having a width ranging from about 1 micrometer to about 500 micrometers.
Inventor: Fabien Duc (Neuchatel, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
May 27, 2025
Electronic Vaping Device And Connector Assembly
Patent No. 12316052
A connector assembly of a cartridge of an electronic vaping device may be formed by metal in-molding. The connector assembly may include a connector body that is integrally formed. The connector body may include a base portion that is generally cylindrical, a nose portion extending from a first end of the base portion, and at least two slots extending longitudinally through the base portion and on opposing sides of the nose portion. An electrical lead extends through each of the at least two slots.
Inventors: Bipin Patil (Richmond); Sean Sundberg (Richmond); Kelli McKenna (Richmond); Rangaraj Sundar (Richmond); Greg Nelson (Richmond); David Bennett (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
May 27, 2025
E-vaping Device Cartridge With Superabsorbent Polymer
Patent No. 12311288
A cartridge for an e-vaping device includes a reservoir configured to hold pre-vapor formulation, a vaporizer assembly configured to draw at least some of the pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir and vaporize the drawn pre-vapor formulation to form a vapor, and a superabsorbent polymer configured to absorb free water from pre-vapor formulation held in the reservoir. The superabsorbent polymer includes a cross-linked polyacrylate copolymer that is substantially inert to the pre-vapor formulation. The superabsorbent polymer may be included in a layer on one or more surfaces in the cartridge. The layer may include the superabsorbent polymer and a binder. The superabsorbent polymer may be included with the pre-vapor formulation in a formulation mixture. The superabsorbent polymer may be included in an interior of at least one element comprising the cartridge. The superabsorbent polymer may be included in a separate compartment in the reservoir.
Inventors: Georgios Karles (Richmond); Erica Sena (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
May 27, 2025
Utilizing Power-draw Device Signals To Improve The Recovery Of Virtual Machine Host Devices
Patent No. 12314108
The present disclosure relates to utilizing a host failure recovery system to efficiently and accurately determine the health of host devices. For example, the host failure recovery system detects when a host server is failing by utilizing a power failure detection model that determines whether a host server is operating in a healthy power state or an unhealthy power state. In particular, the host failure recovery system utilizes a multi-layer power failure detection model that determines power-draw failure events on a host device. The failure detection model determines, with high confidence, the health of a host device based on power-draw signals and/or usage characteristics of the host device. Additionally, the host failure recovery system can initiate a quick recovery of a failing host device.
Inventors: Emma Sutherland Boyd (Richmond); Shekhar Agrawal (Kirland, Wash.); Amruta Bhalchandra Pathak (Atlanta, Ga.); Yu Yao (Redmond, Wash.); Aravind Narayanan Krishnamoorthy (Botthell, Wash.); Derek James Boyer (Seattle, Wash.); Binit Ranjan Mishra (Kenmore, Wash.); Gaurav Jagtiani (Kirkland, Wash.); Abhay Sidhir Ketkar (Redmond, Wash.); Tri Minh Tran (Redmond, Wash.)
Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing (Redmond, Wash.)
May 27, 2025
Lubricating Composition For Durability And Enhanced Fuel Economy
Patent No. 12312555
The present disclosure relates to engine lubricating oil compositions and methods of lubricating a diesel internal combustion engine effective to achieve robust performance in both durability (i.e., piston cleanliness) and improved fuel economy. In one aspect, the engine lubricating oil compositions herein have a composition effective to achieve passing piston cleanliness pursuant to CEC L-117-20 (i.e., the VW TDi3 test) and to achieve a positive fuel economy increase as measured pursuant to JASO M 366, and preferably a fuel economy improvement as measured pursuant to JASO M 366 of at least about 0.5 percent. The engine lubricating oil compositions herein may have a viscosity grade of 0W-8, 0W-12, 0W16, and/or 0W-20.
Inventors: Paul Ransom (Huddersfield, Great Britain); Ian Bell (Abingdon, Great Britain); Samuel Bruce Field (Windsor, Great Britain)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
May 27, 2025
Modularized Platform For Munition Canister
Patent No. 12313369
A mounting platform is provided for securing munitions. The platform includes a flat plate, a front block and a rear block. The plate includes a plurality of cutout holes. The front block has a first saddle disposed between first flanking ends and at least one extension at one of the flanking ends for inserting into a first opening of the cutouts. The rear block has a second saddle disposed between second flanking ends at least one extension for inserting into a second opening of the cutouts. The munitions are disposable atop the first and second saddles of the front and rear blocks. The munitions are restrained axially against a rear stop block and laterally by the saddles and straps.
Inventors: James E. Howell (Fredericksburg, Va.); Matthew James O’Neill (Fredericksburg, Va.); Jonathan F. Pfab (Richmond); Vernon Todd Davis (King George, Va.); Vincent J. Vendetti (King George, Va.); Carl S. Lynn IV (Fredericksburg, Va.)
Assignee: United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Va.)
May 27, 2025
Adjustable Gas Block With Front Adjustment Access For Firearm Direct-impingement Gas System
Patent No. 12313367
An adjustable gas system for a firearm includes a one-piece gas block body, configured to be fixed to a barrel of the firearm, and a partial annular gas regulator. The gas block includes a gas flow hole that receives a gas tube of the firearm. The gas block body also includes a gas block body bulge and a ring at one end of the gas flow hole. The gas block body clamps to a barrel of the firearm by: (i) set screw(s), and (ii) direct/physical contact of the gas block body bulge and the ring. The gas regulator, when installed on the barrel, rotatably and partially surrounds the barrel such that, as the gas regulator is rotated around the barrel from a first position to a second position, a diameter of a resultant gas port hole changes as controlled by allocation holes on the gas regulator.
Inventor: Jing Zheng (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: N/A
May 27, 2025
Composite Structural Board And Wall Systems Containing Same
Patent No. 12312820
A composite structural board having a structural board and a water-resistant barrier (WRB) sheet, and a wall system comprising same, wherein a face of the structural board is discontinuously attached to the inner face of the WRB sheet solely by a first adhesive, the WRB sheet fully covering the face of the structural board; wherein the unattached areas between the face of the structural board and the inner face of the WRB sheet define paths by which a liquid can move between the face of the structural board and the inner face of the WRB sheet; in some instances the WRB sheet material extends beyond at least one edge of the structural board forming a WRB sheet flap.
Inventors: Wazir Nobbee (Chesterfield, Va.); Jesse C. Thrower II (Midlothian, Va.); James Dean Katsaros (Midlothian, Va.); Stephane Costeux (Midland, Mich.); John Neill (Bristol, Great Britain); Williams Brian Lieburn (Plain City, Ohio); Bryn Thomas (Bristol, Great Britain)
Assignee: Dupont Safety & Construction (Wilmington, Del.)
May 27, 2025
Systems And Methods For Candidacy Determinations And Request Processing While Maintaining User Data Anonymity
Patent No. 12314447
A first system may receive first data of a user associated with a first identifier and second data of the user associated with a second identifier that exclude user identifying information from a first and second data source, respectively. A key may be received from a second system that associates the first and second identifier with a common identifier generated to preserve user anonymity at the first system. The key may be used to generate aggregated data for the user that includes the first and second data and is associated with the common identifier. The aggregated data may be processed to determine the user as a candidate for an offer set. The common identifier for the user is included in a candidacy list for the offer set, and provided to the second system to facilitate request processing associated with the presentation of the offer set to candidate users.
Inventors: Kevin C. Wylie (Midlothian, Va.); David Shapiro (Arlington, Va.); Srinivas Rao Alaparthi (Elk Grove Village, Ill.); Kerry G. Fulcher (Chesapeake, Va.); Jorge Murillo (Midlothian, Va.); Daljeet Singh Sama (Aldie, Va.); Martin W. Dewey (Sandy Hook, Va.); Tony George (Clarksburg, Md.); Manish Srivastava (Glen Allen, Va.); Morgan Organt (Washington, D.C.); Susanne Edmunds (Henrico, Va.); Benjamin Thomas Jones (Midlothian, Va.); Kevin P. Gleaton (Lake Zurich, Ill.); Ramachandra Kancharla (Glen Allen, Va.); Deepak Kumar Soni (Chantilly, Va.); Kaushik Vakharia (Naperville, Ill.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
May 27, 2025
Optimized Analysis And Access To Interactive Content
Patent No. 12314542
Disclosed are systems and methods that automate the process of analyzing interactive content data using artificial intelligence and natural language processing technology to generate subject matter identifiers and sentiment identifiers that characterize the interaction represented by the content data. The automated processing classifies, reduces, segments, and filters content data to accurately, automatically, and efficiently characterize the content data. The results of the analysis in turn allow for identification of system and service problems and the implementation of system enhancements.
Inventors: Phu Pham (Lawrenceville, Ga.); Merle Hidinger (Midlothian, Va.); Jun Ji (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Truist Bank (Charlotte, N.C.)
May 27, 2025
Orientationless Chip Layout For A Transaction Card
Patent No. 12314792
Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques to provide an orientationless transaction card. Embodiments include a transaction card having a substrate comprising one or more laminated layers and a chip comprising processing circuitry, and memory, the chip embedded within the substrate. The transaction card may also include a first contact pad coupled with the chip, the first contact pad embedded on a first side of the substrate at a first location and a second contact pad embedded on the first side of the substrate at a second location. Further, the transaction card includes an antenna embedded within the substrate, the antenna to couple the chip with the second contact pad.
Inventors: Tyler Maiman (Melville, N.Y.); Stephen Schneider (Midlothian, Va.); Daniel Herrington (New York, N.Y.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
May 27, 2025
Customizing Search Queries For Informational Retrieval
Patent No. 12314269
Methods and systems disclosed herein describe customizing searching. Search queries may be customized according to a user’s preferences. A user may emphasize or indicate that additional weight should be given to one or more terms in a search query. Terms that are weighted higher may have a larger impact on the results that are returned in response to the search query. In addition to changing the terms in a search query, a user may provide a weight for each term. Each term in a search query may be weighted to varying degrees, giving a user more control over the results that are returned. The weights may be used with machine learning techniques to generate a vector representation of a search query. The vector representation of the search query may be compared with vector representations of search objects to determine results that match the search query.
Inventors: Alexander Lin (Arlington, Va.); Cruz Vargas (Denver, Colo.); Joshua Edwards (Philadelphia, Penn.); Max Miracolo (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Mia Rodriguez (Arlington, Va.); Phoebe Atkins (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
May 27, 2025
Amorphous Material Shaper
Patent No. 123110373
A tunnel shaper including an elongated forming tunnel for shaping amorphous food materials into a desired shape. The forming tunnel includes a bore defined by an inner wall. A channel extends along the length of the forming tunnel and is in open communication with the bore. A top tunnel extends along the tunnel in alignment with the channel. The top tunnel is adjustable with respect to the forming tunnel in order to control the shape of a amorphous material piece processed by the shaper. An adjustment bar and one or more adjustment shafts extend between the adjustment bar and the forming tunnel. A conveyor belt conveys amorphous material pieces through the bore of the forming tunnel and the distance of the top tunnel with respect to the forming tunnel is adjusted in order to control the shape of a amorphous material piece processed by the shaper.
Inventors: Joshua Sidhu (Henrico, Va.); John J. McIsaac (Dedham, Mass.)
Assignee: Machine Specialties (Ashland, Va.)
May 27, 2025
Hose Connectors
Patent No. 12313198
To complete a transfer of solid material such as mulch, multiple hoses may have to be connected together, therefore, such hoses have hose connection fittings attached at their ends. A hose connector has a male fitting connected to a first hose and a female fitting connected to the second hose. The male fitting may be inserted into the female fitting and the two fittings are secured together thereby connecting a first hose to a second hose. The hose connector has a locking assembly consisting of set screw, a radial hole defined in the female fitting, and a recess for receiving the set screw in the male fitting.
Inventor: James Sutton (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: Mulch Unlimited (Mechanicsville, Va.)
May 27, 2025
Apparatus With Surface Heater And Gel Formulation
Patent No. 12317929
An apparatus includes a body of pre-vapor formulation configured to be contained within a reservoir, the pre-vapor formulation being a gel formulation. The apparatus includes a surface heater in contact with a surface of the body of gel formulation, the heater being configured to heat the body of gel formulation to form a vapor.
Inventors: Munmaya K. Mishra (Manakin Sabot, Va.); Shaoyong Yu (Glen Allen, Va.); Raymond Lau (Richmond); Pauline Marco (Richmond); Geoffrey Brandon Jordan (Midlothian, Va.); Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
June 3, 2025
Re-sealable Cigarette Pack
Patent No. 12319489
A container for consumer goods includes a rigid outer box, an inner package, an inner frame and a pull tab. The outer box has a hinged lid configured to provide access to an inner volume of the outer box. The inner frame is paperboard having a pre-cut opening configured to provide access to an inner volume of the inner package. The pull tab covers the opening with a first adhesive that releasably adheres an edge portion of the pull tab to the inner frame and a second adhesive that permanently adheres the pull tab to the inner package and the outer box.
Inventor: Stephen Bellamah (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
June 3, 2025
Vaporizer Including A Heater Assembly And A Delivery Device
Patent No. 12318536
A vaporizing assembly for an aerosol-generating system may comprise a delivery device and a heater assembly. The heater assembly may comprise a heat resistive substrate and a heating element. The delivery device is configured to deliver an aerosol-forming substrate to at least a surface of the heat resistive substrate, wherein the heating element is isolated or separated from the aerosol-forming substrate by the heat resistive substrate. The present disclosure is also directed to a method for generating an aerosol.
Inventors: Laurent Manca (Sullens, Switzerland); Rui Nuno Batista (Morges, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
June 3, 2025
Increasing Trichome Density And Improving Transport Of Metabolites In Plant Trichomes
Patent No. 12319923
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods related to modification of trichome density and transport of metabolite and their uses in plants, including tobacco and cannabis. The provided transcription factors enable the increase in trichome density in plants.
Inventors: Chengalrayan Kudithipudi (Midlothian, Va.); Yanxin Shen (Henrico, Va.); Dongmei Xu (Glen Allen, Va.); Michael Paul Timko (Charlottesville, Va.); Roel Rabara (Charlottesville, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond); University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Variable Power Control Electronic Vaping Device
Patent No. 12317933
Disclosed are an electronic cigarette and methods for controlling the power to the electronic cigarette which provides various modes of operation, including both regulated and no-regulated mode. The method is implemented m the form of an electronic power control program that controls the constituent parts of the electronic cigarette, including the battery, atomizer, heating element, smoke liquid or juice, and related circuitry.
Inventor: Sammy Capuano (Ramat Bet Shemesh, Israel)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
June 3, 2025
Determining Specific Terms For Contactless Card Activation
Patent No. 12321923
Systems, methods, articles of manufacture, and computer-readable media for determining specific terms to activate a contactless card. An application executing on a server may receive a request from a device specifying a uniform resource locator comprising encrypted data, the encrypted data based at least in part on a private key assigned to a contactless card. The application may decrypt the encrypted data and determine a type of the contactless card. The application may determine a plurality of terms associated with the type of the contactless card and transmit the terms to a web browser on the device. The application may receive, from the web browser, an indication specifying acceptance of the plurality of terms. The application may store, based on the decryption of the encrypted data and the received indication specifying acceptance of the terms, an indication in a database specifying the contactless card is activated for use.
Inventors: Jeffrey Rule (Chevy Chase, Md.); Marisa Thomas (Richmond); Amy Apponyl (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Electronic Vaping Device And Components Thereof
Patent No. 12317926
A cartomizer of an electronic vaping device includes a heater circuit which is located adjacent an air passage thereof. The heater circuit includes an electrically resistive heater in electrical communication with a secondary coil. A wick extends across the air passage. The wick is configured to draw pre-vapor formulation from a reservoir toward the heater. The heater is configured to heat the pre-vapor formulation to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the pre-vapor formulation and form a vapor. The cartomizer is connectable to a power supply component which includes a power source in electrical communication with a primary coil. The power supply component is configured to induce sufficient voltage in the secondary coil of the heater circuit such that the secondary coil is configured to heat the heater and vaporize the pre-vapor formulation when the primary coil is powered by the power source.
Inventors: Edmond J. Cadieux (Richmond); Douglas A. Burton (Glen Allen, Va.); Patrick J. Cobler (Andover, Mass.); Barry S. Smith (Richmond); Peter Lipowicz (Midlothian, Va.); Kai Cao (Somerville, Mass.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
June 3, 2025
Touchless Food Dispenser
Patent No. 12318045
A touchless food dispenser. The touchless food dispenser includes one or more types of food stored therein, one or more removable nozzles, and one or more nozzle replacement mechanisms. The touchless food dispenser is configured to dispense the food through the one or more removable nozzles. The one or more nozzle replacement mechanisms are configured to remove the one or more removable nozzles and replaces the one or more removable nozzles with a different removable nozzle.
Inventors: Bryan Hakim (Cresskill, N.J.); George Hakim (Aspen, Colo.); Gabe Hakim (Jupiter, Fla.); Christian Haller (Arlington, Va.)
Assignee: Touchless Dispenser Co. (Richmond)
June 3, 2025
Text Classification Via Term Mapping And Machine-learning Classification Model
Patent No. 12321698
A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium are described that identify subject matter of text using identified groups and a machine-learning model. Using the combination of the identified subject matter and the machine-learning model, classifications may be adjusted over time. Based on the adjusted classifications, the machine-learning model may be retrained to better classify previously unclassified text. One or more benefits may include better summarization of text documents and/or better training of machine-learning models that are then used to assist in the summarization of the text documents. The resulting classifications may be used to improve resource allocations for future tasks.
Inventors: Catherine Barnes (Glen Allen, Va.); Jennifer Honermann (Glen Allen, Va.); Peter Todd Akers (North Potomac, Md.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Systems And Methods For Determining Trusted Devices
Patent No. 12323424
Disclosed embodiments may include a system for determining trusted devices. The system may receive data corresponding to a plurality of users. The system may receive, via a plurality of user devices associated with the plurality of users, a respective request to conduct a plurality of transactions. The system may generate, via an MLM and based on the data, trust scores associated with the plurality of users and the plurality of user devices, wherein each trust score indicates a probability that a user device, of the plurality of user devices, is associated with a user of the plurality of users. The system may determine whether each trust score of a plurality of trust scores exceeds a predetermined threshold. Responsive to determining a trust score of the plurality of trust scores exceeds the predetermined threshold, the system may conduct fraud prevention action(s) with respect to a corresponding user device and user.
Inventors: Amirfarrokh Iranitalab (Lincoln, Neb.); Salman Haq (Herndon, Va.); Sriharsha Kallu (Glen Allen, Va.); Vitalie Manzui (McLean, Va.); Philip Spiegel (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Food Processor With Cleaning Accessory And Methods Of Using Same
Patent No. 12318745
An apparatus and method of cleaning a food processor including providing a food processor base that includes a rotary power driver having a rotatable shaft. A bowl is mounted on the base. A food processing blade attached to the shaft within the bowl. A cleaning accessory is placed in the bowl above the food processing blade. A cleaning fluid is introduced into the bowl, and the food processing blade with the rotatable shaft agitate the cleaning fluid in conjunction with the cleaning accessory.
Inventor: Koen Aidan Ambrose (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands (Glen Allen, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Sign-up Authentication
Patent No. 12323406
In some implementations, a system may receive user e-mail data indicating an e-mail address and an e-mail password associated with an e-mail account of a user. The system may access the e-mail account via the e-mail address and the e-mail password. The system may identify, in the e-mail account, a sign-up authentication e-mail message associated with a sign-up by the user with an interaction party based on one or more sign-up indicators associated with the sign-up authentication e-mail message. The system may transmit a notification, to a user device, requesting confirmation that the user signed up for an account with the interaction party. The system may receive, from the user device, a user input confirming that the user signed up for the account. The system may activate a link in the sign-up authentication e-mail message to authenticate the sign-up.
Inventors: Aaron Wright (Midlothian, Va.); Kelly Morse Komman (Mechanicsville, Va.); Omer Alrefaai (Dublin, Ohio)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Pouch With Breakable Seal
Patent No. 12318493
A wipe kit includes a pouch having a first compartment with a one-way valve coupled to an end thereof, a second compartment, and a frangible seal between the first and second compartments. The first compartment receives a liquid through the one-way valve and the second compartment contains a dry wipe. The frangible seal can be broken to permit liquid to flow from the first compartment onto the wipe in the second compartment. The deactivation wipe kit may be used in a clean room to deactivate most hazardous drugs on a work surface.
Inventors: Mark J. Compo (Doylestow, Penn.); Michael Balestri (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: Veltek Associates (Malvern, Penn.)
June 3, 2025
Systems And Methods For Generating Aggregate Records
Patent No. 12321933
Disclosed embodiments may include a system for generating aggregate records. The system may retrieve data corresponding to a first user. The system may receive, from the first user, first sharing preference(s) associated with a second user. The system may extract first data subset(s) from the data based on the first sharing preference(s). The system may generate block(s) of a blockchain ledger. The system may append the first data subset(s) to at least a first block of the block(s) of the blockchain ledger. The system may provide the second user with access to the first data subset(s) on the at least first block.
Inventors: Lin Ni Lisa Cheng (New York, N.Y.): John Fields (Henrico, Va.); Wade Rance (Washington, D.C.); Alexis Howard (Cobbs Creek, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Target Board For Bean Bag Toss Game
Patent No. 12318673
A bean bag toss game target device comprises a support frame adapted to sit on a surface, a first planar game surface supported by the support frame at a first angle to the surface and at a first height above the surface, and a second planar game surface supported by the support frame at a second angle to the surface and at a second height above the surface. The first planar game surface defines a first target hole, and the second planar game surface defines a second target hole. The first planar game surface is closer to the proximal end of the target device than is the second planar game surface, and the second planar game surface is closer to the distal end of the target device than is the first planar game surface. The first height above the surface is less than the second height above the surface.
Inventor: Robert D. Curtis (Powhatan, Va.)
Assignee: Zhoopl LLC (Powhatan, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Hydrodynamic Sealing Element For A Radial Shaft Seal
Patent No. 12320427
A hydrodynamic sealing element for a radial shaft seal includes a radial flange leg encircling a rotation axis and an oblique flange leg encircling the rotation axis and joined to the radial flange leg. The oblique flange leg extends both radially inward and axially away from the radial flange leg to form an oblique angle relative to the radial flange leg. The oblique flange leg has an air-side surface and an end face that meet at a lip. The oblique flange forms a plurality of hydrodynamic indentations that extend into the oblique flange leg from the air-side surface. The sealing element may be formed from leather, in which case the indentations may be created by debossing the leather. The sealing element may be inserted into a seal case to create a radial shaft seal.
Inventors: Linas Maskaliunas (Vancouver, Wash.); Brian Ford (Moseley, Va.)
Assignee: Amsted Rail Co. (Chicago, Ill.)
June 3, 2025
Cartridge Assembly For An Aerosol-generating System With Leak Prevention
Patent No. 12310418
A cartridge assembly for an aerosol-generating system including a housing having an air outlet and an air inlet upstream of the housing air outlet; and a cartridge disposed within the housing. The cartridge includes a fluid-permeable heating element within a cartridge body; a cartridge air inlet; a cartridge air outlet; and an airflow path extending from the cartridge air inlet to the cartridge air outlet, via the fluid-permeable heating element. At least a portion of the cartridge may move between a first position, in which air from the housing air inlet is blocked from flowing to the housing air outlet, via the cartridge air inlet, the fluid-permeable heating element, and the cartridge air outlet; and a second position, in which an unrestricted airflow path exists from the housing air inlet to the housing air outlet, via the cartridge air inlet, the fluid-permeable heating element, and the cartridge air outlet.
Inventors: Olivier Blattler (Fribourg, Switzerland); Guillaume Frederick (Les-Geneveys-sur-Coffraine, Switzerland); Pascal Manuel Loser (Liebefeld, Switzerland); Guido Peter Schellenberg (Niederlenz, Switzerland); Patrick Charles Silvestrini (Neuchatel, Switzerland); Dominique Paul Gabriel Stohr (Belfaux, Switzerland); Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik (Peseux, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
May 27, 2025
Vaporiser Assembly For An Aerosol-generating System
Patent No. 12310406
A vaporizer assembly includes a tube having a first end with an inlet opening and a second end with an outlet opening. The vaporizer assembly also includes a heater element configured to vaporize liquid aerosol-forming substrate. The heater element is at the second end of the tube. The first end of the tube is fluidly connectable with a liquid storage portion. When the first end of the tube is fluidly connected with the liquid storage portion, the liquid aerosol-forming substrate can flow from the liquid storage portion through the inlet opening into the tube. The outlet opening of the tube includes perforations having a width ranging from about 1 micrometer to about 500 micrometers.
Inventor: Fabien Duc (Neuchatel, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
May 27, 2025
Electronic Vaping Device And Connector Assembly
Patent No. 12316052
A connector assembly of a cartridge of an electronic vaping device may be formed by metal in-molding. The connector assembly may include a connector body that is integrally formed. The connector body may include a base portion that is generally cylindrical, a nose portion extending from a first end of the base portion, and at least two slots extending longitudinally through the base portion and on opposing sides of the nose portion. An electrical lead extends through each of the at least two slots.
Inventors: Bipin Patil (Richmond); Sean Sundberg (Richmond); Kelli McKenna (Richmond); Rangaraj Sundar (Richmond); Greg Nelson (Richmond); David Bennett (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
May 27, 2025
E-vaping Device Cartridge With Superabsorbent Polymer
Patent No. 12311288
A cartridge for an e-vaping device includes a reservoir configured to hold pre-vapor formulation, a vaporizer assembly configured to draw at least some of the pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir and vaporize the drawn pre-vapor formulation to form a vapor, and a superabsorbent polymer configured to absorb free water from pre-vapor formulation held in the reservoir. The superabsorbent polymer includes a cross-linked polyacrylate copolymer that is substantially inert to the pre-vapor formulation. The superabsorbent polymer may be included in a layer on one or more surfaces in the cartridge. The layer may include the superabsorbent polymer and a binder. The superabsorbent polymer may be included with the pre-vapor formulation in a formulation mixture. The superabsorbent polymer may be included in an interior of at least one element comprising the cartridge. The superabsorbent polymer may be included in a separate compartment in the reservoir.
Inventors: Georgios Karles (Richmond); Erica Sena (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
May 27, 2025
Utilizing Power-draw Device Signals To Improve The Recovery Of Virtual Machine Host Devices
Patent No. 12314108
The present disclosure relates to utilizing a host failure recovery system to efficiently and accurately determine the health of host devices. For example, the host failure recovery system detects when a host server is failing by utilizing a power failure detection model that determines whether a host server is operating in a healthy power state or an unhealthy power state. In particular, the host failure recovery system utilizes a multi-layer power failure detection model that determines power-draw failure events on a host device. The failure detection model determines, with high confidence, the health of a host device based on power-draw signals and/or usage characteristics of the host device. Additionally, the host failure recovery system can initiate a quick recovery of a failing host device.
Inventors: Emma Sutherland Boyd (Richmond); Shekhar Agrawal (Kirland, Wash.); Amruta Bhalchandra Pathak (Atlanta, Ga.); Yu Yao (Redmond, Wash.); Aravind Narayanan Krishnamoorthy (Botthell, Wash.); Derek James Boyer (Seattle, Wash.); Binit Ranjan Mishra (Kenmore, Wash.); Gaurav Jagtiani (Kirkland, Wash.); Abhay Sidhir Ketkar (Redmond, Wash.); Tri Minh Tran (Redmond, Wash.)
Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing (Redmond, Wash.)
May 27, 2025
Lubricating Composition For Durability And Enhanced Fuel Economy
Patent No. 12312555
The present disclosure relates to engine lubricating oil compositions and methods of lubricating a diesel internal combustion engine effective to achieve robust performance in both durability (i.e., piston cleanliness) and improved fuel economy. In one aspect, the engine lubricating oil compositions herein have a composition effective to achieve passing piston cleanliness pursuant to CEC L-117-20 (i.e., the VW TDi3 test) and to achieve a positive fuel economy increase as measured pursuant to JASO M 366, and preferably a fuel economy improvement as measured pursuant to JASO M 366 of at least about 0.5 percent. The engine lubricating oil compositions herein may have a viscosity grade of 0W-8, 0W-12, 0W16, and/or 0W-20.
Inventors: Paul Ransom (Huddersfield, Great Britain); Ian Bell (Abingdon, Great Britain); Samuel Bruce Field (Windsor, Great Britain)
Assignee: Afton Chemical Corp. (Richmond)
May 27, 2025
Modularized Platform For Munition Canister
Patent No. 12313369
A mounting platform is provided for securing munitions. The platform includes a flat plate, a front block and a rear block. The plate includes a plurality of cutout holes. The front block has a first saddle disposed between first flanking ends and at least one extension at one of the flanking ends for inserting into a first opening of the cutouts. The rear block has a second saddle disposed between second flanking ends at least one extension for inserting into a second opening of the cutouts. The munitions are disposable atop the first and second saddles of the front and rear blocks. The munitions are restrained axially against a rear stop block and laterally by the saddles and straps.
Inventors: James E. Howell (Fredericksburg, Va.); Matthew James O’Neill (Fredericksburg, Va.); Jonathan F. Pfab (Richmond); Vernon Todd Davis (King George, Va.); Vincent J. Vendetti (King George, Va.); Carl S. Lynn IV (Fredericksburg, Va.)
Assignee: United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (Arlington, Va.)
May 27, 2025
Adjustable Gas Block With Front Adjustment Access For Firearm Direct-impingement Gas System
Patent No. 12313367
An adjustable gas system for a firearm includes a one-piece gas block body, configured to be fixed to a barrel of the firearm, and a partial annular gas regulator. The gas block includes a gas flow hole that receives a gas tube of the firearm. The gas block body also includes a gas block body bulge and a ring at one end of the gas flow hole. The gas block body clamps to a barrel of the firearm by: (i) set screw(s), and (ii) direct/physical contact of the gas block body bulge and the ring. The gas regulator, when installed on the barrel, rotatably and partially surrounds the barrel such that, as the gas regulator is rotated around the barrel from a first position to a second position, a diameter of a resultant gas port hole changes as controlled by allocation holes on the gas regulator.
Inventor: Jing Zheng (Chesterfield, Va.)
Assignee: N/A
May 27, 2025
Composite Structural Board And Wall Systems Containing Same
Patent No. 12312820
A composite structural board having a structural board and a water-resistant barrier (WRB) sheet, and a wall system comprising same, wherein a face of the structural board is discontinuously attached to the inner face of the WRB sheet solely by a first adhesive, the WRB sheet fully covering the face of the structural board; wherein the unattached areas between the face of the structural board and the inner face of the WRB sheet define paths by which a liquid can move between the face of the structural board and the inner face of the WRB sheet; in some instances the WRB sheet material extends beyond at least one edge of the structural board forming a WRB sheet flap.
Inventors: Wazir Nobbee (Chesterfield, Va.); Jesse C. Thrower II (Midlothian, Va.); James Dean Katsaros (Midlothian, Va.); Stephane Costeux (Midland, Mich.); John Neill (Bristol, Great Britain); Williams Brian Lieburn (Plain City, Ohio); Bryn Thomas (Bristol, Great Britain)
Assignee: Dupont Safety & Construction (Wilmington, Del.)
May 27, 2025
Systems And Methods For Candidacy Determinations And Request Processing While Maintaining User Data Anonymity
Patent No. 12314447
A first system may receive first data of a user associated with a first identifier and second data of the user associated with a second identifier that exclude user identifying information from a first and second data source, respectively. A key may be received from a second system that associates the first and second identifier with a common identifier generated to preserve user anonymity at the first system. The key may be used to generate aggregated data for the user that includes the first and second data and is associated with the common identifier. The aggregated data may be processed to determine the user as a candidate for an offer set. The common identifier for the user is included in a candidacy list for the offer set, and provided to the second system to facilitate request processing associated with the presentation of the offer set to candidate users.
Inventors: Kevin C. Wylie (Midlothian, Va.); David Shapiro (Arlington, Va.); Srinivas Rao Alaparthi (Elk Grove Village, Ill.); Kerry G. Fulcher (Chesapeake, Va.); Jorge Murillo (Midlothian, Va.); Daljeet Singh Sama (Aldie, Va.); Martin W. Dewey (Sandy Hook, Va.); Tony George (Clarksburg, Md.); Manish Srivastava (Glen Allen, Va.); Morgan Organt (Washington, D.C.); Susanne Edmunds (Henrico, Va.); Benjamin Thomas Jones (Midlothian, Va.); Kevin P. Gleaton (Lake Zurich, Ill.); Ramachandra Kancharla (Glen Allen, Va.); Deepak Kumar Soni (Chantilly, Va.); Kaushik Vakharia (Naperville, Ill.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
May 27, 2025
Optimized Analysis And Access To Interactive Content
Patent No. 12314542
Disclosed are systems and methods that automate the process of analyzing interactive content data using artificial intelligence and natural language processing technology to generate subject matter identifiers and sentiment identifiers that characterize the interaction represented by the content data. The automated processing classifies, reduces, segments, and filters content data to accurately, automatically, and efficiently characterize the content data. The results of the analysis in turn allow for identification of system and service problems and the implementation of system enhancements.
Inventors: Phu Pham (Lawrenceville, Ga.); Merle Hidinger (Midlothian, Va.); Jun Ji (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Truist Bank (Charlotte, N.C.)
May 27, 2025
Orientationless Chip Layout For A Transaction Card
Patent No. 12314792
Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques to provide an orientationless transaction card. Embodiments include a transaction card having a substrate comprising one or more laminated layers and a chip comprising processing circuitry, and memory, the chip embedded within the substrate. The transaction card may also include a first contact pad coupled with the chip, the first contact pad embedded on a first side of the substrate at a first location and a second contact pad embedded on the first side of the substrate at a second location. Further, the transaction card includes an antenna embedded within the substrate, the antenna to couple the chip with the second contact pad.
Inventors: Tyler Maiman (Melville, N.Y.); Stephen Schneider (Midlothian, Va.); Daniel Herrington (New York, N.Y.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
May 27, 2025
Customizing Search Queries For Informational Retrieval
Patent No. 12314269
Methods and systems disclosed herein describe customizing searching. Search queries may be customized according to a user’s preferences. A user may emphasize or indicate that additional weight should be given to one or more terms in a search query. Terms that are weighted higher may have a larger impact on the results that are returned in response to the search query. In addition to changing the terms in a search query, a user may provide a weight for each term. Each term in a search query may be weighted to varying degrees, giving a user more control over the results that are returned. The weights may be used with machine learning techniques to generate a vector representation of a search query. The vector representation of the search query may be compared with vector representations of search objects to determine results that match the search query.
Inventors: Alexander Lin (Arlington, Va.); Cruz Vargas (Denver, Colo.); Joshua Edwards (Philadelphia, Penn.); Max Miracolo (Brooklyn, N.Y.); Mia Rodriguez (Arlington, Va.); Phoebe Atkins (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
May 27, 2025
Amorphous Material Shaper
Patent No. 123110373
A tunnel shaper including an elongated forming tunnel for shaping amorphous food materials into a desired shape. The forming tunnel includes a bore defined by an inner wall. A channel extends along the length of the forming tunnel and is in open communication with the bore. A top tunnel extends along the tunnel in alignment with the channel. The top tunnel is adjustable with respect to the forming tunnel in order to control the shape of a amorphous material piece processed by the shaper. An adjustment bar and one or more adjustment shafts extend between the adjustment bar and the forming tunnel. A conveyor belt conveys amorphous material pieces through the bore of the forming tunnel and the distance of the top tunnel with respect to the forming tunnel is adjusted in order to control the shape of a amorphous material piece processed by the shaper.
Inventors: Joshua Sidhu (Henrico, Va.); John J. McIsaac (Dedham, Mass.)
Assignee: Machine Specialties (Ashland, Va.)
May 27, 2025
Hose Connectors
Patent No. 12313198
To complete a transfer of solid material such as mulch, multiple hoses may have to be connected together, therefore, such hoses have hose connection fittings attached at their ends. A hose connector has a male fitting connected to a first hose and a female fitting connected to the second hose. The male fitting may be inserted into the female fitting and the two fittings are secured together thereby connecting a first hose to a second hose. The hose connector has a locking assembly consisting of set screw, a radial hole defined in the female fitting, and a recess for receiving the set screw in the male fitting.
Inventor: James Sutton (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: Mulch Unlimited (Mechanicsville, Va.)
May 27, 2025
Apparatus With Surface Heater And Gel Formulation
Patent No. 12317929
An apparatus includes a body of pre-vapor formulation configured to be contained within a reservoir, the pre-vapor formulation being a gel formulation. The apparatus includes a surface heater in contact with a surface of the body of gel formulation, the heater being configured to heat the body of gel formulation to form a vapor.
Inventors: Munmaya K. Mishra (Manakin Sabot, Va.); Shaoyong Yu (Glen Allen, Va.); Raymond Lau (Richmond); Pauline Marco (Richmond); Geoffrey Brandon Jordan (Midlothian, Va.); Christopher S. Tucker (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
June 3, 2025
Re-sealable Cigarette Pack
Patent No. 12319489
A container for consumer goods includes a rigid outer box, an inner package, an inner frame and a pull tab. The outer box has a hinged lid configured to provide access to an inner volume of the outer box. The inner frame is paperboard having a pre-cut opening configured to provide access to an inner volume of the inner package. The pull tab covers the opening with a first adhesive that releasably adheres an edge portion of the pull tab to the inner frame and a second adhesive that permanently adheres the pull tab to the inner package and the outer box.
Inventor: Stephen Bellamah (Richmond)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
June 3, 2025
Vaporizer Including A Heater Assembly And A Delivery Device
Patent No. 12318536
A vaporizing assembly for an aerosol-generating system may comprise a delivery device and a heater assembly. The heater assembly may comprise a heat resistive substrate and a heating element. The delivery device is configured to deliver an aerosol-forming substrate to at least a surface of the heat resistive substrate, wherein the heating element is isolated or separated from the aerosol-forming substrate by the heat resistive substrate. The present disclosure is also directed to a method for generating an aerosol.
Inventors: Laurent Manca (Sullens, Switzerland); Rui Nuno Batista (Morges, Switzerland)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
June 3, 2025
Increasing Trichome Density And Improving Transport Of Metabolites In Plant Trichomes
Patent No. 12319923
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods related to modification of trichome density and transport of metabolite and their uses in plants, including tobacco and cannabis. The provided transcription factors enable the increase in trichome density in plants.
Inventors: Chengalrayan Kudithipudi (Midlothian, Va.); Yanxin Shen (Henrico, Va.); Dongmei Xu (Glen Allen, Va.); Michael Paul Timko (Charlottesville, Va.); Roel Rabara (Charlottesville, Va.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond); University of Virginia Patent Foundation (Charlottesville, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Variable Power Control Electronic Vaping Device
Patent No. 12317933
Disclosed are an electronic cigarette and methods for controlling the power to the electronic cigarette which provides various modes of operation, including both regulated and no-regulated mode. The method is implemented m the form of an electronic power control program that controls the constituent parts of the electronic cigarette, including the battery, atomizer, heating element, smoke liquid or juice, and related circuitry.
Inventor: Sammy Capuano (Ramat Bet Shemesh, Israel)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
June 3, 2025
Determining Specific Terms For Contactless Card Activation
Patent No. 12321923
Systems, methods, articles of manufacture, and computer-readable media for determining specific terms to activate a contactless card. An application executing on a server may receive a request from a device specifying a uniform resource locator comprising encrypted data, the encrypted data based at least in part on a private key assigned to a contactless card. The application may decrypt the encrypted data and determine a type of the contactless card. The application may determine a plurality of terms associated with the type of the contactless card and transmit the terms to a web browser on the device. The application may receive, from the web browser, an indication specifying acceptance of the plurality of terms. The application may store, based on the decryption of the encrypted data and the received indication specifying acceptance of the terms, an indication in a database specifying the contactless card is activated for use.
Inventors: Jeffrey Rule (Chevy Chase, Md.); Marisa Thomas (Richmond); Amy Apponyl (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Electronic Vaping Device And Components Thereof
Patent No. 12317926
A cartomizer of an electronic vaping device includes a heater circuit which is located adjacent an air passage thereof. The heater circuit includes an electrically resistive heater in electrical communication with a secondary coil. A wick extends across the air passage. The wick is configured to draw pre-vapor formulation from a reservoir toward the heater. The heater is configured to heat the pre-vapor formulation to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the pre-vapor formulation and form a vapor. The cartomizer is connectable to a power supply component which includes a power source in electrical communication with a primary coil. The power supply component is configured to induce sufficient voltage in the secondary coil of the heater circuit such that the secondary coil is configured to heat the heater and vaporize the pre-vapor formulation when the primary coil is powered by the power source.
Inventors: Edmond J. Cadieux (Richmond); Douglas A. Burton (Glen Allen, Va.); Patrick J. Cobler (Andover, Mass.); Barry S. Smith (Richmond); Peter Lipowicz (Midlothian, Va.); Kai Cao (Somerville, Mass.)
Assignee: Altria Client Services (Richmond)
June 3, 2025
Touchless Food Dispenser
Patent No. 12318045
A touchless food dispenser. The touchless food dispenser includes one or more types of food stored therein, one or more removable nozzles, and one or more nozzle replacement mechanisms. The touchless food dispenser is configured to dispense the food through the one or more removable nozzles. The one or more nozzle replacement mechanisms are configured to remove the one or more removable nozzles and replaces the one or more removable nozzles with a different removable nozzle.
Inventors: Bryan Hakim (Cresskill, N.J.); George Hakim (Aspen, Colo.); Gabe Hakim (Jupiter, Fla.); Christian Haller (Arlington, Va.)
Assignee: Touchless Dispenser Co. (Richmond)
June 3, 2025
Text Classification Via Term Mapping And Machine-learning Classification Model
Patent No. 12321698
A method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium are described that identify subject matter of text using identified groups and a machine-learning model. Using the combination of the identified subject matter and the machine-learning model, classifications may be adjusted over time. Based on the adjusted classifications, the machine-learning model may be retrained to better classify previously unclassified text. One or more benefits may include better summarization of text documents and/or better training of machine-learning models that are then used to assist in the summarization of the text documents. The resulting classifications may be used to improve resource allocations for future tasks.
Inventors: Catherine Barnes (Glen Allen, Va.); Jennifer Honermann (Glen Allen, Va.); Peter Todd Akers (North Potomac, Md.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Systems And Methods For Determining Trusted Devices
Patent No. 12323424
Disclosed embodiments may include a system for determining trusted devices. The system may receive data corresponding to a plurality of users. The system may receive, via a plurality of user devices associated with the plurality of users, a respective request to conduct a plurality of transactions. The system may generate, via an MLM and based on the data, trust scores associated with the plurality of users and the plurality of user devices, wherein each trust score indicates a probability that a user device, of the plurality of user devices, is associated with a user of the plurality of users. The system may determine whether each trust score of a plurality of trust scores exceeds a predetermined threshold. Responsive to determining a trust score of the plurality of trust scores exceeds the predetermined threshold, the system may conduct fraud prevention action(s) with respect to a corresponding user device and user.
Inventors: Amirfarrokh Iranitalab (Lincoln, Neb.); Salman Haq (Herndon, Va.); Sriharsha Kallu (Glen Allen, Va.); Vitalie Manzui (McLean, Va.); Philip Spiegel (Midlothian, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Food Processor With Cleaning Accessory And Methods Of Using Same
Patent No. 12318745
An apparatus and method of cleaning a food processor including providing a food processor base that includes a rotary power driver having a rotatable shaft. A bowl is mounted on the base. A food processing blade attached to the shaft within the bowl. A cleaning accessory is placed in the bowl above the food processing blade. A cleaning fluid is introduced into the bowl, and the food processing blade with the rotatable shaft agitate the cleaning fluid in conjunction with the cleaning accessory.
Inventor: Koen Aidan Ambrose (Glen Allen, Va.)
Assignee: Hamilton Beach Brands (Glen Allen, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Sign-up Authentication
Patent No. 12323406
In some implementations, a system may receive user e-mail data indicating an e-mail address and an e-mail password associated with an e-mail account of a user. The system may access the e-mail account via the e-mail address and the e-mail password. The system may identify, in the e-mail account, a sign-up authentication e-mail message associated with a sign-up by the user with an interaction party based on one or more sign-up indicators associated with the sign-up authentication e-mail message. The system may transmit a notification, to a user device, requesting confirmation that the user signed up for an account with the interaction party. The system may receive, from the user device, a user input confirming that the user signed up for the account. The system may activate a link in the sign-up authentication e-mail message to authenticate the sign-up.
Inventors: Aaron Wright (Midlothian, Va.); Kelly Morse Komman (Mechanicsville, Va.); Omer Alrefaai (Dublin, Ohio)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Pouch With Breakable Seal
Patent No. 12318493
A wipe kit includes a pouch having a first compartment with a one-way valve coupled to an end thereof, a second compartment, and a frangible seal between the first and second compartments. The first compartment receives a liquid through the one-way valve and the second compartment contains a dry wipe. The frangible seal can be broken to permit liquid to flow from the first compartment onto the wipe in the second compartment. The deactivation wipe kit may be used in a clean room to deactivate most hazardous drugs on a work surface.
Inventors: Mark J. Compo (Doylestow, Penn.); Michael Balestri (Mechanicsville, Va.)
Assignee: Veltek Associates (Malvern, Penn.)
June 3, 2025
Systems And Methods For Generating Aggregate Records
Patent No. 12321933
Disclosed embodiments may include a system for generating aggregate records. The system may retrieve data corresponding to a first user. The system may receive, from the first user, first sharing preference(s) associated with a second user. The system may extract first data subset(s) from the data based on the first sharing preference(s). The system may generate block(s) of a blockchain ledger. The system may append the first data subset(s) to at least a first block of the block(s) of the blockchain ledger. The system may provide the second user with access to the first data subset(s) on the at least first block.
Inventors: Lin Ni Lisa Cheng (New York, N.Y.): John Fields (Henrico, Va.); Wade Rance (Washington, D.C.); Alexis Howard (Cobbs Creek, Va.)
Assignee: Capital One Services (McLean, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Target Board For Bean Bag Toss Game
Patent No. 12318673
A bean bag toss game target device comprises a support frame adapted to sit on a surface, a first planar game surface supported by the support frame at a first angle to the surface and at a first height above the surface, and a second planar game surface supported by the support frame at a second angle to the surface and at a second height above the surface. The first planar game surface defines a first target hole, and the second planar game surface defines a second target hole. The first planar game surface is closer to the proximal end of the target device than is the second planar game surface, and the second planar game surface is closer to the distal end of the target device than is the first planar game surface. The first height above the surface is less than the second height above the surface.
Inventor: Robert D. Curtis (Powhatan, Va.)
Assignee: Zhoopl LLC (Powhatan, Va.)
June 3, 2025
Hydrodynamic Sealing Element For A Radial Shaft Seal
Patent No. 12320427
A hydrodynamic sealing element for a radial shaft seal includes a radial flange leg encircling a rotation axis and an oblique flange leg encircling the rotation axis and joined to the radial flange leg. The oblique flange leg extends both radially inward and axially away from the radial flange leg to form an oblique angle relative to the radial flange leg. The oblique flange leg has an air-side surface and an end face that meet at a lip. The oblique flange forms a plurality of hydrodynamic indentations that extend into the oblique flange leg from the air-side surface. The sealing element may be formed from leather, in which case the indentations may be created by debossing the leather. The sealing element may be inserted into a seal case to create a radial shaft seal.
Inventors: Linas Maskaliunas (Vancouver, Wash.); Brian Ford (Moseley, Va.)
Assignee: Amsted Rail Co. (Chicago, Ill.)
June 3, 2025