Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. This can be accomplished using a bucket assembly that can grind, paddle, and heat organic matter contained therein. An air treatment system is provided to treat the air interacting with the organic matter.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. This can be accomplished using a bucket assembly that can grind, paddle, and heat organic matter contained therein. An air treatment system is provided to treat the air interacting with the organic matter.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. This can be accomplished using a bucket assembly that can grind, paddle, and heat organic matter contained therein. An algorithm is used to control the conversion of organic input to organic output by progressing through processing states based, in part, on time windows, runtimes, and sensor inputs.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. The organic matter processing apparatus includes a lid assembly that is positioned at the top or head of the processing apparatus and an air treatment system. The lid assembly is operative to open to allow a user to deposit organic matter into the processing apparatus or to remove a removable bucket contained therein. The lid assembly is operative to close and provide an odor containing seal that prevents or substantially mitigates escape of odor. The air treatment system uniformly distributes untreated air through an air treatment chamber to convert the untreated air to treated air, which is exhausted out of the processing apparatus.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide a bucket assembly and method of use thereof. The bucket assembly is a relatively lightweight and removable apparatus that can fracture cut, paddle, and heat contents contained therein. The bucket assembly can include a housing that has a curved metal plate and blade array attached thereto. A cut and paddle assembly can rotate within the housing and interface with the blade array to fracture cut contents contained therein. The cut and paddle assembly is also operative to mix the contents to ensure full dispersal within the housing. A flexible heater array is attached to and operative to heat the curved metal plate. The combination of the fracture cutting, paddling, and heating can convert organic matter to a ground and selectively desiccated product.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. The organic matter processing apparatus includes a lid assembly that is positioned at the top or head of the processing apparatus and an air treatment system. The lid assembly is operative to open to allow a user to deposit organic matter into the processing apparatus or to remove a removable bucket contained therein. The lid assembly is operative to close and provide an odor containing seal that prevents or substantially mitigates escape of odor. The air treatment system uniformly distributes untreated air through an air treatment chamber to convert the untreated air to treated air, which is exhausted out of the processing apparatus.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. This can be accomplished using a bucket assembly that can grind, paddle, and heat organic matter contained therein. An air treatment system is provided to treat the air interacting with the organic matter. The processing apparatus is outfitted with sensors and switches that provide feedback data to a processing unit and a safety monitor. The feedback data is used to monitor the operating conditions and the status of various components, as well as control the operation of the processing apparatus. In addition, the feedback data is used to enforce a safety protocol.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide an organic matter processing apparatus and method for the use thereof to convert organic matter into a ground and desiccated product. This can be accomplished using a bucket assembly that can grind, paddle, and heat organic matter contained therein. An air treatment system is provided to treat the air interacting with the organic matter.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide various systems and methods for obtaining organic matter data related to the processing of food matter and mixed organics in an organic matter processing apparatus. The organic matter data can include, for example, mass values, water content values, timestamps, account numbers, other quantifiable metrics, and other identifying information. The organic matter data can be used according to many different embodiments. For example, in one embodiment, the organic matter data can be provided to a central system that processes the data for use by a third party such as a matter collector or an end user of output produced by the organic matter processing apparatus. In another embodiment, organic matter data can be presented to a user of the organic matter processing apparatus.

Abstract: Systems and methods for ease of installation of modular furniture are disclosed herein. Various embodiments include a method comprising: receiving a ceiling scan; mounting a rails system based on the ceiling scan; installing robots for machine control of the modular furniture using the rails system; and positioning the modular furniture using a positioning control system electrically connected to the robots.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer-readable storage media for load. A load balancer can input data to the plurality of computing devices configured to process the input data according to a load-balancing distribution. The load balancer can receive from a first computing device of the plurality of computing devices, data characterizing memory bandwidth for a memory device on the first computing device and over a period of time. The load balancer can determine, at least from the data characterizing the memory bandwidth and a memory bandwidth saturation point for the first computing device, that the first computing device can process additional data within a predetermined latency threshold. In response to the determining, the load balancer can send the additional data to the first computing device.

Abstract: A gasoline particulate filter (GPF) diagnostic technique utilizes an upstream temperature sensor arranged at an upstream point relative to a GPF brick that the GPF is configured to house and configured to measure an upstream temperature of exhaust gas produced by an engine, a downstream temperature sensor arranged at a downstream point relative to the GPF brick and configured to measure a downstream temperature of the exhaust gas produced by the engine, and a controller configured to detect whether the GPF brick is damaged or missing based on a temperature difference between the upstream and downstream exhaust gas temperatures, a set of temperature thresholds, and a current operational mode of the engine.

Abstract: A shape memory actuator including: a nickel-titanium (NiTi) alloy; and a ternary element provided to the nickel-titanium alloy such that the content of the ternary element in the alloy is selected and processed based on a predetermined operating temperature for the actuator. The ternary element may be selected from at least one of lead (Pd), Gold (Au), Platinum (Pt), Hafnium (Hf) and Zirconium (Zr). A method of making a shape memory alloy (SMA) actuator, the method including: preparing an SMA material; cutting the SMA material into the shape for the actuator; and processing a predetermined portion of the actuator via laser processing such that at least some material properties of the SMA material are altered to provide an altered transformation temperature. In some cases, the processing may be configured to adjust the relative amount of at least a ternary element in the predetermined portion.

Abstract: Systems and methods for ease of installation of modular furniture are disclosed herein. Various embodiments include a method comprising: receiving a ceiling scan; mounting a rails system based on the ceiling scan; installing robots for machine control of the modular furniture using the rails system; and positioning the modular furniture using a positioning control system electrically connected to the robots.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor having programmed instructions to determine a container number of container instances to be deployed in a cluster based on compute resources and determine a node number of virtual nodes to be deployed in the cluster based on storage resources. The node number of virtual nodes includes a key-value store. Each of the node number of virtual nodes owns a corresponding key range of the key-value store. The processor has programmed instructions to distribute the node number of virtual nodes equally across the container number of container instances and deploy the container number of container instances.

Abstract: A gasoline particulate filter (GPF) diagnostic technique utilizes an upstream temperature sensor arranged at an upstream point relative to a GPF brick that the GPF is configured to house and configured to measure an upstream temperature of exhaust gas produced by an engine, a downstream temperature sensor arranged at a downstream point relative to the GPF brick and configured to measure a downstream temperature of the exhaust gas produced by the engine, and a controller configured to detect whether the GPF brick is damaged or missing based on a temperature difference between the upstream and downstream exhaust gas temperatures, a set of temperature thresholds, and a current operational mode of the engine.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor having programmed instructions to determine a container number of container instances to be deployed in a cluster based on compute resources and determine a node number of virtual nodes to be deployed in the cluster based on storage resources. The node number of virtual nodes includes a key-value store. Each of the node number of virtual nodes owns a corresponding key range of the key-value store. The processor has programmed instructions to distribute the node number of virtual nodes equally across the container number of container instances and deploy the container number of container instances.

Abstract: The present invention provides a combination of PDE4 inhibitors or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof along with at least one secondary therapeutic agent. The present invention also provides process for the preparation of topical pharmaceutical composition of said combination with one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. The present invention further relates to use of topical pharmaceutical composition for the treatment of atopic dermatitis.

Abstract: In one of many possible embodiments, an automatic data collection system is provided. The exemplary system includes a data collection subsystem communicatively coupled to at least one networked device via a network. The data collection subsystem is configured to receive a request for data stored on the networked device and to automatically collect an unaltered replication of the requested data from the networked device via the network. The unaltered replication of the requested data includes an unaltered replication of metadata associated with the requested data.

Abstract: A distributed database synchronization capability is provided herein. The distributed database synchronization capability may be implemented using one or more of a timer-based scheme and a token-based scheme. The distributed database synchronization capability enables synchronization of databases of nodes in various types of networks, including dynamic networks (e.g., such as rapidly deployable wireless networks) and various other types of networks. The synchronization of databases may include synchronization of databases as a whole and/or portions of databases (which may include any suitable database table or tables). The distributed database synchronization capability enables synchronization of databases of nodes under various dynamic conditions (e.g., synchronization of databases of nodes within a cluster of nodes, synchronization of databases of nodes between clusters of nodes, synchronization of databases of nodes by administrative domain, and the like).