Abstract: A battery pack for an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle may include a housing, a stack of battery cells disposed within the housing, and a cooling subassembly. The housing typically holds the cell stack together, and the cooling subassembly typically cools the cell stack to prevent damage to the battery cells and to maintain the performance of the battery cells. The cooling subassembly may include a cold plate defining a liquid flow channel and one or more thermoelectric devices (TEDs) that are operable to cool the cell stack when current is supplied thereto. Heat spreaders may be employed within the battery pack, and exemplary configurations of components to thermally and mechanically couple the cooling subassembly are described.

Abstract: A connector for an electronic device is disclosed. The connector includes a housing. The housing includes a leading surface. The leading surface forms a plug opening and a fulcrum spaced away from the plug opening. The connector includes an electronic plug extending through the plug opening away from the leading surface of the housing. The connector includes a pivot providing the electronic plug a range of angular adjustment relative to the leading surface of the housing. The connector includes a bias mechanism biasing the electronic plug to a default position within the range of angular adjustment.

Abstract: A method of making an article of footwear is disclosed. The method may include the steps of selecting a family of article types, selecting a customized article type, manufacturing an article of footwear with the customized article type and shipping the article of footwear to a pre-designated shipping address. The customized article type can be configured with a user selected characteristic. The method can also include limiting the number of article types displayed to a user at any time.

Abstract: Porous and microporous parts prepared by additive manufacturing as disclosed herein are useful in medical and non-medical applications. The parts are prepared from a composition containing both a solvent soluble component and a solvent insoluble component. After a part is printed by an additive manufacturing process it is exposed to solvent to extract solvent soluble component away front the printed part, resulting in a part having surface cavities.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides human tumor necrosis factor alpha antibody glucocorticoid receptor agonist conjugates and methods of using the conjugates for the treatment of autoimmune and inflammatory diseases.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for systems using a scene codec are described, where systems are either providers or consumers of multi-way, just-in-time, only-as-needed scene data including subscenes and subscene increments. An example system using a scene codec includes a plenoptic scene database containing one or more digital models of scenes, where representations and organization of representations are distributable across multiple systems such that collectively the multiplicity of systems can represent scenes of almost unlimited detail. The system may further include highly efficient means for the processing of these representation and organizations of representation providing the just-in-time, only-as-needed subscenes and scene increments necessary for ensuring a maximally continuous user experience enabled by a minimal amount of newly provided scene information, where the highly efficient means include a spatial processing unit.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods for starting and rapidly decelerating a turbomachine in a power generation system that utilizes a supercritical fluid in a closed cycle.

Abstract: A circuit can include a capacitor that has a semiconductor layer, a dielectric layer, and a conductive layer. The circuit can include an insulating layer and a metal or conductive layer. The metal layer can have a first portion that has a first plurality of fingers, and a second portion that has a second plurality of fingers, which can be interdigitated with the first plurality of fingers. The circuit can include one or more first electrical connections that electrically couple the first portion of the metal layer to the semiconductor layer of the capacitor. The circuit can include one or more second electrical connections that electrically couple the second portion of the metal layer to the conductive layer of the capacitor. A capacitance provided by the interdigitated first and second pluralities of fingers can be at least about 3% of a capacitance provided by the capacitor.

Abstract: Provided are compounds, compositions, methods, and kits for increasing target specificity of a mannosylated carbohydrate polymeric therapeutic or diagnostic compound to reduce or eliminate localization of the mannosylated carbohydrate polymeric therapeutic or diagnostic compound to off-target sites. Mannosylated carbohydrate polymers are synthesized to be modified to be either polyanionic (i.e., net negatively charged) or electrostatically neutral, and using these polyanionic or neutral mannosylated carbohydrate polymers as competitors for polycationic (i.e., net positively charged) mannosylated carbohydrate polymers carrying small molecule drug payloads or imaging moieties to CD206 expressing cells in target tissues, such as tumors or other sites of inflammation.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel compositions, methods of treatment and methods of manufacture of large scale, commercially viable ibuprofen and acetaminophen tablets. The unique characteristics and synergistic effects resulting from the disclosed compositions, methods of treatment and methods of manufacture demonstrate a product with optimal analgesia, anti-pyresis, safety profiles and large-scale manufacturability. The inventions described herein surprisingly show the unique composition and method of manufacturing for a large-scale commercial batch of a novel ibuprofen and acetaminophen tablet.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for processing test financial transactions that includes accessing, via a remote-control server, transaction data corresponding to a test run. The transaction data is transmitted via the remote-control server and received at a mobile application API of an electronic device. The transaction data is passed to a payment application of the electronic device. A cryptogram corresponding to the transaction data is generated via the payment application and transmitted for submission to a payment network. A transaction response corresponding to the test run is received at the remote-control server.

Abstract: An autonomous solar module installation platform can be used for solar module installation onto a solar tracker. The autonomous solar module installation platform can include an autonomous ground vehicle and a robotic arm for the solar module installation onto the solar tracker. The autonomous ground vehicle can autonomously drive itself to the solar tracker using a global positioning system and align itself with the solar tracker using at least a vision system in order to place one or more solar modules onto the solar tracker.

Abstract: Examples provide a mobile computing device including a memory storing an interactive presentation application, a user interface, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to prompt a user to upload a first visual or audio media item, prompt the user to record a first audio recording contextually related to the first media item, link the first audio recording to the first media item, prompt the user to upload a second visual or audio media item, prompt the user to record a second audio recording contextually related to the second media item, link the second audio recording to the second media item, generate a second visual thumbnail representative of the second media item, and generate an interactive multimedia presentation that outputs the first media item and the linked first audio recording followed by the second media item and the linked second audio recording.

Abstract: Oil compositions and compositions thereof that can form nanoemulsions or microemulsions are disclosed. Such compositions and compositions thereof can be useful for antimicrobial properties and be used to treat or prevent microbial infections.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a novel, engineered enveloped vector that can be used for gene delivery. The engineered enveloped vector comprises an engineered envelope comprising: (a) a viral envelope protein and optionally, (b) a non-viral membrane-bound protein. The present disclosure also provides a method of making and using the engineered enveloped vector.

Abstract: A laundry appliance includes a cabinet with a drum rotatably mounted within the cabinet. The drum includes a chamber for receipt of articles for drying. The laundry appliance also includes a sealed system configured to heat and remove moisture from process air flowing therethrough. The sealed system includes a multi-pass heat exchanger and a refrigerant splitter upstream of the multi-pass heat exchanger. The refrigerant splitter is configured to direct a flow of refrigerant generally along a vertical direction and/or against the force of gravity.

Abstract: A computer system is described that is configured to calculate probable risks of assets being transferred away from an institution that is currently holding the assets. In order to reduce transfers of assets from an institution, the computer system is configured to predict a likelihood of transfer of the asset from the institution based on the client data. The computer system is configured to predict a risk of transfer of the asset that takes into account the value of the asset. For example, particular higher value assets may be more valuable to the financial institution than other assets given a comparable likelihood of transfer. The computer system is further configured to propose and/or prioritize actions, such as potential advising opportunities, to minimize the risk of transfer of the asset from the financial institution.

Abstract: Systems and methods of servicing equipment including determining, by one or more computing devices, a workscope associated with the equipment; and at least partially-autonomously servicing the equipment in response to the determined workscope.

Abstract: A self-laminating rotating cable marker label is constructed of a transparent film having a first adhesive area, an adhesive-free smooth area, and a second adhesive area. A print-on area forms one side of the transparent film, the print-on area adapted to receive indicia identifying the cable about which the marker label is applied. A perforation extends across the transparent film providing a line of separation of the transparent film. When wrapped around a cable, the second adhesive area overlies the print-on area such that the cable identifying indicia is visible through the transparent second adhesive area. As the transparent film is wrapped around the cable, the first adhesive area adheres to the cable. The remainder of the transparent film is rotated, breaking the perforation, whereby the smooth area of the film in contact with the cable provides smooth rotation of the label around the cable.

Abstract: An optical assembly includes stacked planar lightwave circuit (PLC) members each having a plurality of waveguides in a respective plane, to provide optical connections to two-dimensional arrays of external optical waveguides (e.g., optical fiber cores), with one array including non-coplanar groups of waveguides having group members that are alternately arranged in a lateral direction. An optical assembly may provide optical connections between array of cores having a different pitch and/or orientation to serve as a fanout interface. Methods for fabricating an optical assembly are further provided.