Patents Issued the Week of October 21-25

10.28.24

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U.S. Patent No. D1,047,869 entitled “Boat Deck Bow Portion with Integral Wedge” issued October 22, 2024 to Caymas Boats LLC of Ashland City, Tennessee. Invented by Adam Adkisson of Franklin, Tennessee. Claims: The ornamental design for a boat deck bow portion with integral wedge as shown and described.

U.S. Patent No. 12,125,654 entitled “Voltage Limiting Device Having a Switching Device” issued October 22, 2024 to Rail Power Systems GmbH of München, Germany. Invented by Julian Beuchelt of Eppstein, Germany. Abstract: The invention relates to a voltage limiting device having a switching device 5 which has a movable switching contact 16 which can be moved between a closed position and an open position, an electrical conductor 10 electrically connecting a first cable terminal 11 to the switching device and an electrical conductor 12 electrically connecting a second cable terminal 13 to the switching device. The voltage limiting device according to the invention is characterised by a special arrangement and design of a conductor portion of one of the two electrical conductors 10, 12. A conductor portion 10B, 12B of an electrical conductor 10, 12 is arranged or designed in such a way that this conductor portion, together with the movable switching contact 16 of the switching device 5, forms an arrangement of conductors through which currents flow in opposite directions during operation of the switching device. As a result, electrodynamic forces act on the movable conductor and the fixed conductor and are directed in such a way that the conductors repel one another. The switching contacts therefore tend to close. The voltage limiting device can switch higher loads without the conductive parts having to be reinforced or other technical measures having to be undertaken.

U.S. Patent No. 12,124,790 entitled “Apparatuses, Systems, and Methods for Providing Dynamic Content” issued October 22, 2024 to Klickafy, LLC of East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Invented by Mark Patrick Judovsky of East Grand Forks, Minnesota and Kushalappa Kanishka Biddanda of Nashville, Tennessee. Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for enabling conditional message content in a messaging system. The method includes receiving a message, examining the received message to determine content of the received message, selectively extracting at least one feature of the content of the received message, storing a representation associated with the content, associating at least a portion of the content with at least one set of data or metadata, determining at least one condition associated with one or more of the content or the at least one set of data or metadata, and selectively performing at least one operation on the content of the message based at least in part upon the determined at least one condition.

U.S. Patent No. 12,121,301 entitled “Line-scanning Confocal Inspection Apparatus” issued October 22, 2024 to Center Vue S.p.A. of Padova, Italy. Invented by Andrei Plaian of Noventa Padovana, Italy, Federico Manzan of San Pietro di Feletto, Italy, Marco Marco D’Aguanno of Albignasego, Italy and Irene Mogentale of Due Carrare, Italy. Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for inspecting the ocular fundus that comprises: —an illuminator (1) adapted to provide an illuminating light beam (IL) to illuminate a portion of said biological tissue, said illuminating beam being shaped so that at least a portion of said illuminating beam has a line-shaped section; —one or more lenses (2, 4, 7) to focus said illuminating beam (IL) on said biological tissue, during operation of said apparatus said illuminating beam illuminating a line-shaped region (5B) of said biological tissue; —a scanning assembly (3) adapted to perform optical scans of said biological tissue by cyclically moving the illuminating beam (IL) projected by said illuminator on said biological tissue, along a scanning direction (DS) substantially perpendicular to a main extension direction (AE) of the region (5B) of biological tissue illuminated by said illuminating beam; —acquisition means (6) adapted to receive reflected light (R) from said biological tissue to acquire images of said biological tissue or to allow an observer to observe said biological tissue. Said scanning assembly (3) comprises: —a fixed support (33); —a first oscillating group (31) comprising a first mobile arm (312) and a minor (311) fixed to said mobile arm and adapted to receive said illuminating beam (IL), said first mobile arm being linked with said fixed support through one or more first joints (A1) that allow the rotation of said first mobile arm about a rotation axis (B1); —a second oscillating group (32) comprising a second mobile arm (323) and a first lens (322) and a diaphragm (321) comprising a slot-shaped opening (321A) fixed to said mobile arm and adapted to receive the reflected light (R) from said biological tissue, said second mobile arm being linked with said fixed support through one or more second joints (A2) that allow the rotation of the said first mobile arm about a rotation axis (B1); —mechanical transmission means (34) adapted to mutually link said first and second mobile arm, said mechanical transmission means being configured to synchronize the oscillating movements of said first and second arm.