Abstract: A power amplifier device includes an amplification path implemented within a power amplifier package. The amplification path includes input and output package leads, a transistor die with transistor input and output terminals and a power transistor, and a two-stage input impedance matching circuit electrically coupled between the input package lead and the transistor input terminal. The two-stage input impedance matching circuit has a double T-match topology that includes a first resonator coupled to the first input package lead, and a second resonator coupled between the first resonator and the transistor input terminal. The amplification path also includes an output impedance matching circuit coupled between the transistor output terminal and the first output package lead, and a second output harmonic termination circuit coupled to the first output package lead.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a novel omniphobic, paper-based, smart bandage (OPSB) devices, and the methods to make and use the omniphobic, paper-based, smart bandage devices. The OPSB device of the present disclosure provides a simple, low-cost, and non-invasive strategy to monitor open wound status wirelessly. This disclosure also provides the demonstration of in-vivo early detection and monitoring of pressure ulcers using wireless smart bandages.

Abstract: Various embodiments for systems and methods for decentralized multi-target tracking with multiple robots using a PHD filter are disclosed herein.

Abstract: A system and method selectively illuminate gems in a piece of jewelry, allowing the jewelry to be transformed into a utilitarian object as well as a decorative object. A person can wear the jewelry ornamentally, as well as use the jewelry like a watch or a touch screen. The jewelry includes a plurality of gems, a plurality of light sources, and a controller. The plurality of gems is arranged in at least one grid. Each of the light sources emits light reachable to a corresponding gem and oriented to illuminate the corresponding gem. The controller is responsive to a received input and is configured to selectively control the plurality of light sources to selectively illuminate the light sources to shine or not shine light on each of the plurality of gems. The light selectively changes an optical property of each gem corresponding to the received input.

Abstract: Provided is an architecture for creation and management of data pipelines. A user action designer tool renders a user interface on a user device and records user actions performed on the user interface. The user actions include selection of pipeline stages to be included in a data pipeline and selection of a technology for each pipeline stage. A pipeline definition for the data pipeline is generated based on the user actions. A user action script compiler generates a user action script based on the pipeline definition. An orchestrator communicates sections of the user action script to gentech script generators. Each gentech script generator generates a set of gentech scripts. Each set of gentech scripts is communicated to an interpreter for the technology selected for a corresponding pipeline stage. Each pipeline stage is executed by a corresponding technology based on technology-specific scripts generated by a corresponding technology-specific interpreter.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of lighting and more specifically, to a Bluetooth low energy mesh enabled adaptive light emitting diode (LED) driver with wireless battery powered switches for lighting control. In an aspect, the LED driver can include a rectifier (104); a switch mode power supply (106), a wireless Bluetooth and microcontroller board (110) and a portable wireless switch (506). The rectifier (104) can convert AC mains (102) to a DC level. The switch mode power supply circuit (106) can supply a constant voltage output followed by a constant current supply (108) for the LED load. The wireless Bluetooth module (110) can be connected in a mesh topology to other LED drivers, wireless switches and the smartphone. The microcontroller circuit (110) can enable the user to adjust the current level supplied to the LED Load using both analogue and PWM dimming techniques (112).

Abstract: The package includes an outer container including a first section and a second section and a first tray within the outer container, the first tray defining a ridge along a periphery of the first tray, the ridge being held between a first peripheral edge of the first section and a second peripheral edge of the second section when the outer container is in a closed position and the first tray is being held within the outer container.

Abstract: The assembled package includes an outer container including a first section and a second section, and a first tray within the outer container, the first tray defining a first ridge along a periphery of the first tray, the first ridge being held between a first peripheral edge of the first section and a second peripheral edge of the second section when the outer container is in a closed position, the first tray including first vertical sidewalls that extend downward from a first top surface of the first tray, the first ridge extending horizontally away from the first vertical sidewalls.

Abstract: The blank includes two or more wide panels, and at least two narrow panels attached to the two or more wide panels, each of the two or more wide panels being separated from each other by at least one of the at least two narrow panels, a first narrow panel, of the at least two narrow panels, defining a first tear strip, the first tear strip having a first longitudinal length that spans across a first width of the first narrow panel, the first longitudinal length being perpendicular to a second longitudinal length of the blank.

Abstract: An apparatus for reconstructing or filtering medical image data is provided. The apparatus includes processing circuitry to receive a first medical image data and meta-parameters related to the first medical image data; apply the received meta-parameters to inputs of a first trained machine-learning (ML) network, e.g., a multilayer perceptron, to obtain, from outputs of the first trained ML network, tuning parameters of a second ML network (e.g., a convolutional neural network) different from the first ML network; apply the received first medical image data to inputs of the second ML network, as tuned by the obtained tuning parameters output from the first ML network, to obtain, from outputs of the second ML network, second medical image data; and output the second medical image data. In one embodiment, the first medical image data is magnetic-resonance k-space data and the second medical data is a magnetic-resonance image.

Abstract: Easy Connect is a simple and fast onboarding method that avoids the inconvenience caused by other existing onboarding methods. However, onboarding of enrollee devices can be problematic given the requirement of user interaction. Improvements are made to the onboarding process of enrollee devices within proximity of a configurator device by utilizing Li-Fi for those enrollee devices that are Li-Fi capable. The initial bootstrapping information can be made using Li-Fi as out-of-band (OOB) for transmission between the configurator device and the one or more enrollee devices. Once the enrollee device receives the bootstrapping information via Li-Fi, the enrollee device and the configurator device can continue onboarding using a wireless connection without requiring user intervention.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of a geosteering system and methods for applying the geosteering system to a wellbore drilling operation. In one embodiment, a method comprises determining a geologic target for a wellbore; transmitting, via an application programming interface (API), the geologic target to a drilling application for controlling drilling equipment in the wellbore; receiving, via the API, drilling data from the drilling application; updating the geologic target based on the drilling data; and transmitting, via the API, the updated geologic target to the drilling application for controlling drilling equipment in the wellbore.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a system and method of developing a search database for automated content curation. The processing arrangement is configured to store a plurality of slides related to one or more fields in the database arrangement, generate a plurality of thumbnails from the stored plurality of slides, extract a plurality of metadata from the plurality of thumbnails, wherein the plurality of metadata are extracted by processing the generated plurality of thumbnails through an optical character reader, store the extracted plurality of metadata into the search database, create an index comprising of associations between the plurality of slides, the plurality of associated metadata and the generated plurality of thumbnails, store the created index in the search database and curate content from the index of the search database based on the one or more search strings.

Abstract: A locking differential assembly includes a differential case defining an axis of rotation. A lock collar is selectably engageable with a first side gear to selectably prevent the first side gear and a second side gear from rotating relative to the differential case. A coil disposed at an end of the differential case. An armature selectably magnetically actuatable by the coil. An armature position indicator arm rigidly attached to the armature for simultaneous movement with the armature. At least two relay pin assemblies are each connected to the lock collar and connected to the armature to space the lock collar a predetermined distance from the armature for translation parallel to the axis of rotation. A sensor connected to the differential case to detect a proximity of the armature position indicator arm to the sensor and to output an electrically detectable signal indicative of an engagement status of the lock collar.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and apparatus of an automated and self-service kiosk that allows customers to select inventory items available from the kiosk and walk or move away with selected inventory item(s) without having to process payment, identify the inventory item(s), or provide any other form of checkout. After a customer has picked one or more items and departed the kiosk, the picked items are determined and the customer charged for the items. For example, one or more of detected weight changes measured at the kiosk and/or images generated at the kiosk may be used to identify items picked by the customer from the kiosk.

Abstract: A package comprising an integrated device and a substrate. The integrated device is coupled to the substrate. The substrate includes a core layer, at least one first dielectric layer coupled to a first surface of the core layer, and at least one second dielectric layer coupled to a second surface of the core layer. The substrate includes a match structure located in the core layer. The match structure includes at least one first match interconnect extending vertically and horizontally in the match structure. The match structure also includes at least one second match interconnect extending vertically in the match structure. The at least one first match interconnect and the at least one second match interconnect are configured for skew matching.

Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing a multi-factor financial ontology framework are disclosed. In exemplary embodiments, a computer-implement method executing on a computer receives a natural language query from a user device and parses the query to determine a set of natural language terms associated with financial product criteria. The computer system maps the natural language terms to data nodes that implement the financial ontology framework and identifies responsive financial products from those data nodes. The computer system transmits the data corresponding to the responsive financial product to the user device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for processing a plurality of loose gemstones resting on a worksurface are disclosed. The system comprises an image capturing device for capturing an image of the plurality of loose gemstones on the worksurface. The system further comprises a computing device having a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium and a processor. Additionally, the processor is configured by executing a software application to analyze the image to detect edges of objects within the image and generate a diagram representing the detected edges of the gemstones. The processor is further configured to detect, using a trained neural network processing the image and the diagram, individual gemstones within the image and count the individual gemstones detected within the image to determine a gemstone count. The processor is also configured to perform, using an output device, a processing operation on the gemstones as a function of the gemstone count.

Abstract: An analog-to-digital converter (ADC) includes: a set of comparators configured to provide comparison results based on an analog signal and respective reference thresholds for comparators of the set of comparators; digitization circuitry configured to provide a digital output code based on the comparison results and a mapping; and calibration circuitry. The calibration circuitry is configured to: receive the comparison results; determine if the analog signal is proximate to one of the respective reference thresholds based on the comparison results; in response to determining the analog signal is proximate to one of the respective reference thresholds, receive ADC values based on different pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS) values being applied to the analog signal; determine an offset error based on the ADC values; and provide a comparator input offset calibration signal at a calibration circuitry output if the estimated offset error is greater than an offset error threshold.