Abstract: A beverage apparatus hand-holdable by a user to be portable, can include a beverage chamber housing that includes a chamber for storing a consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus can include a dispensing assembly that includes a receptacle. The receptacle can retain a vessel. The vessel can include an electronic tag and can contain an additive. The dispensing assembly can be operatively controllable by a controller to output the additive from the vessel into the consumable liquid. The beverage apparatus can include one or more sensors, devices, or assemblies that can be used to detect a volume of liquid in the chamber or a liquid level in the chamber. The beverage apparatus can include an apparatus computer processor portion (ACP) and an apparatus database portion.

Abstract: A system and method for communicating presence information that can include at a first server of a communication platform, receiving an authorization token of a first client application; verifying at least one permission associated with the authorization token; registering a presence status of the first client application upon verifying the at least one permission of the authorization token; at a second server of the communication platform, accepting an incoming communication request; retrieving communication instructions according to the incoming communication request; identifying an instruction to communicate with a communication destination of the first client application; accessing the presence status resource of the first client application; establishing communication with the first client application according to the accessed presence status resource.

Abstract: A raising assembly for use with a gangway connected for rotation between a raised stowed position and a lowered deployed position. The raising assembly comprises at least one fluid actuated cylinder connected to the gangway. A raising actuator is operative to cause operation of the cylinder in a manner that rotates the gangway toward the stowed position while the raising actuator is continuously activated by an operator. A lowering actuator is operative to cause operation of the cylinder in a manner that rotates the gangway toward the deployed position due to gravitational forces while the lowering actuator is continuously activated by the operator. The raising assembly is configured to maintain the gangway at a current position between the stowed position and the deployed position if the operator does one of ceasing to activate the raising actuator while raising the gangway or ceasing to activate the lowering actuator while lowering the gangway.

Abstract: An audio device, such as a headphone, can create, maintain and use secure data. The secure data can include an amount of time that the user has used the audio device and/or an amount of time allocated to the user. When the amount of time the user has used the audio device exceeds the amount of time allocated to the user, the audio device can stop emitting the audio. The secure data can also include a hearing profile of the user, which can uniquely identify the user. The secure data associated with the headphone can be encrypted to prevent tampering.

Abstract: The present invention relates to novel monocyclic and bicyclic ring system substituted carbanucleoside analogues of Formula (I), wherein the variables have the meaning defined in the claims. The compounds according to the present invention are useful as PRMT5 inhibitors. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds as an active ingredient as well as the use of said compounds as a medicament.

Abstract: The present invention relates to fractions of high purity lignin which are thermally stable, and to methods of producing said fractions from lignocellulosic material.

Abstract: The disclosure provides bottle apparatuses, pods or other storage containers to be used in bottle apparatuses, beverage dispensing apparatuses, and methods of making and using the same in accordance with principles of the disclosed subject matter.

Abstract: A system and method for installing a badge on a vehicle seat may include placing a trim cover on a badge, and placing a tensioning strip over the trim cover. A retaining plate may be placed over the tensioning strip, and the badge and retaining plate pressed together to capture the trim cover and the tensioning strip therebetween to form an assembly. This assembly may be positioned over a support structure of the vehicle seat such that an A-side of the badge faces toward a front of the vehicle seat. A tensile force may be applied to the tensioning strip in a direction toward a back of the vehicle seat, and the tensioning strip may then be fastened to the support structure of the vehicle seat.

Abstract: A disposable staining system is provided including an insertable module configured to receive a biological sample therein, the insertable module including a well in which the biological sample is positioned; and a staining cartridge configured to receive the insertable module including the biological sample therein, the insertable module being positioned in the staining cartridge. The insertable module has first and second inclined planes on opposing sides of an upper surface of the insertable module. A sled configured to receive the insertable module has corresponding first and second inclined planes on a bottom surface thereof. The first and second inclined planes of the insertable module and the first and second inclined planes of the sled are configured to transform horizontal movement of the insertable module into the staining cartridge into a vertical movement of the sled such that the sled is pushed upward.

Abstract: A distributed database system for handling transactions from multiple client systems. A database node receives a request to execute a transaction from a first client, involving a record modification. This record has an associated check-and-set (CAS) value that changes with modifications. The record is sent to the first client, which identifies the CAS value. Similarly, a second client sends a request for another transaction, receives the record, and identifies the CAS value. One of these clients attempts to stage a mutation based on their transaction. This includes sending the previously received CAS value. The system checks for a CAS value mismatch, indicating a conflicting mutation from another transaction. If a mismatch is detected, the transaction attempt is aborted to prevent conflicts. Otherwise, the mutation is staged, and the CAS value is updated.

Abstract: A shoe insole includes photoplethysmography (PPG) sensors to monitor SpO2 levels to aid in detection of one or more disorders such as hypoxemia, deteriorating organ function, wound prone tissues or the like. The insole further includes electrodes that may be utilized to stimulate a foot at or adjacent a wound. An insole according to the present disclosure may be utilized to monitor diabetic wounds, and aid in the healing of diabetic wounds of a foot.

Abstract: A method for profiling a laser beam includes receiving the laser beam at a thermochromic interface of a detector. A temperature set point for the detector can be selected. The temperature set point can correspond to an equilibrium temperature at the thermochromic interface. The method can also include capturing an image of the thermochromic interface and using the image to determine a partial intensity profile corresponding to at least a portion of the beam intensity profile. A reconstructed beam profile can be assembled using the partial intensity profile. If the reconstructed beam profile is not complete, the method can include iterating over additional temperature set points to determine additional partial intensity profiles. The method can also include determining that the reconstructed beam profile is complete and outputting the reconstructed beam profile.

Abstract: An improved paintless dent removal tool and method of use is disclosed. The paintless dent removal tool generally includes a hand-held jack member having a grip mechanism, a sleeve member, a rod member, a slide bar, a first tension adjustment knob member, a second tension adjustment knob member, a first foot member, and a second foot member. In use, the first tension reduction knob member and the second tension reduction knob member are manually adjusted to the pull the first foot member and the second foot member outward, thereby reducing tension on the surface of the vehicle surrouding the area of the dent. Simultaneously, the grip mechanism is pulled by a user to manually raise the rod member upward to pull out and remove the dent on the vehicle surface.

Abstract: An aircraft landing gear assembly comprising: a structural pin defining a first bore having a longitudinal insertion axis; a cap for covering the bore, the cap comprising: a base portion; a head portion; a body portion positioned between the base portion and the head portion; and a bolt which extends between the head portion and the base portion and comprises a threaded portion so that engagement of either the head portion or the base portion with the threaded portion moves either the head portion or the base portion relative to the other, the body being formed of an elastically deformable material such that upon tightening of the bolt, the base portion moves towards the head portion and the elastically deformable material moves radially outwards such that a contact surface of the elastically deformable material engages with an inner surface of the first bore in order to retain the cap.

Abstract: A cyber defense system using machine learning models trained on the classification of structured documents, such as emails, in order to identify a cyber threat risk of the incoming or outgoing structured document and to cause one or more autonomous actions to be taken in relation to the structured document based on a comparison of a category the structured document is classified with, a score associated with the classification and a threshold score. For incoming structured documents, the autonomous actions of the cyber defense system may act to contain a malign nature of identified incoming structured documents. For outgoing structured documents, the autonomous actions of the cyber defense system may act to prevent the structured document from being sent to an unintended recipient.

Abstract: A mouthpiece assembly for an inhalation device including a replaceable substrate component and a replaceable substrate component therefor. The mouthpiece assembly includes a mouthpiece which is essentially a hollow tube within which fluid flow can occur along a substantially longitudinal axis thereof. Within the mouthpiece, a cavity region is formed which is adapted to receive and locate the substantially planar elongated substrate component, such that it interacts with the fluid flow when occurring. The substrate component includes a substrate which can be excited sufficiently to cause aerosolization, and the substrate is fixedly mounted within the substrate component in an orientation and location whereby a channel formation or a conduit of the substrate component at least partially coincides with the cavity region, and thus the surface of the substrate in that cavity region is exposed to, and may be entrained within, whatever fluid may be flowing in that channel or conduit.

Abstract: Described are systems, devices, and methods which related to various aspects of assays for detecting and/or determining a measure of the concentration of analyte molecules or particles in a sample fluid. In some cases, the systems employ an assay consumable comprising a plurality of assay sites. The systems, devices, and/or methods, in some cases, are automated. In some cases, the systems, devices, and/or methods relate to inserting a plurality of beads into assay sites, sealing assay sites, imaging assay sites, or the like.

Abstract: A solar module mounting bracket system including a plurality of solar modules including mounting slots formed in a sidewall of the solar module, a torque tube configured to support the solar modules such that they can be rotated, a plurality of mounting brackets configured for integration with the torque tube and to which the plurality of solar modules are mounted, at least one first retainer assembly connected to one of the plurality of mounting brackets, the first retainer assembly including a through bolt, a spring, a mounting tab, and nut. When a solar module is placed on the mounting bracket and supported by the torque tube the mounting tab retainer assembly is received in the mounting slot of the solar module.

Abstract: A floor cleaner including a recovery tank that receives a fluid and a suction airflow from a suction inlet and separates the suction airflow from the fluid. The recovery tank includes a top side, a bottom wall opposite the top side, a sidewall that extends from the bottom wall. The bottom wall and the sidewall at least partially define a storage volume of the recovery tank. The recovery tank further includes an inlet duct having an inlet aperture configured to direct the fluid from the inlet duct into the storage volume, and a baffle wall connected to the sidewall, the baffle wall facing toward the top side of the recovery tank. The inlet aperture is directed along an inlet direction toward the sidewall adjacent the baffle, and the inlet aperture is disposed above the baffle in a direction from the bottom wall to the top side.

Abstract: A system includes a memory and processor. The memory stores code segment vulnerability findings that were generated through static application security testing (SAST). For a first code segment, a first vulnerability finding has been classified as a real vulnerability, and a second vulnerability finding has been classified as a false positive by external review. The processor generates a code fingerprint for each code segment, which corresponds to an abstract syntax tree that has been augmented by data flow information and flattened. The processor determines that the fingerprint for the first code segment matches the fingerprint for a second code segment and that the vulnerability findings for the first code segment match those for the second. In response, the processor automatically classifies a matching first vulnerability finding for the second code segment as the real vulnerability, and a matching second vulnerability finding for the second code segment as the false positive.