Abstract: A flow control device is disclosed. The flow control device includes a solenoid, the solenoid including an armature. Also, a piston connected to the armature. The piston includes a primary orifice. The piston having an open position and a closed position. A piston spring connected to the piston is also includes and at least one secondary orifice. The movement of the piston to the open position at least partially opens the at least one secondary orifice and the movement of the piston to the closed position at least partially closes the at least one secondary orifice. The movement of the armature actuates the piston movement and controls fluid flow from the primary orifice through the at least one secondary orifice.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating an activity article, the apparatus includes at least a processor and a memory, wherein the memory contains instructions configuring the at least a processor to receive activity data from an activity data source, determine an activity classification as a function of the activity data, select a plurality of tokens as a function of the activity classification, and generate an activity article as a function of the plurality of tokens, wherein the activity article containing contains an activity article link.

Abstract: A system includes a memory device and a processing device, operatively coupled to the memory device. The processing device initializes a block family associated with the memory device and a timer associated with the block family. In response to the timer reaching a soft closure value, the processing device performs a soft closure of the block family and a hard closure of the block family in response to a first of the timer reaching a hard closure value or the block family satisfying a hard closure criteria. The processing device detects a first write amplification of a previously closed block family that employed the hard closure value and increases the hard closure value by an amount of time calculated to reduce a second write amplification, of the block family, to below a threshold write amplification.

Abstract: An operating system for a firearm includes a forward bolt includes a forward bolt cavity, a carrier disposed on a rear side of the forward bolt, the carrier including a carrier cavity, a short cam pin including (i) a forward section that is at least partially disposed within the forward bolt cavity and (ii) a rear section that is at least partially disposed within the carrier cavity, a plurality of bearings that interface with the forward bolt, a retracted configuration where the short cam pin is in a rear position relative to the forward bolt, and a deployed configuration where the short cam pin is in a forward position relative to the forward bolt.

Abstract: An attachment mechanism configured to couple to a receiving port of a bronchoscope, the attachment mechanism including an adapter segment having a tubular body having an inner lumen and distal end, where the distal end includes a plurality of axial slits positioned circumferentially around the distal end to define a flexible tab section, where the flexible tab section defined a recess within the inner lumen configured to receive and mechanically interlock with the receiving port of the bronchoscope; and a slide lock positioned over the tubular body configured to slide over the tubular body between a first position that allows flexible tab section to flex radially outward to receive the receiving port within the recess, and a second position where slide lock restrains the radial expansion of flexible tab section.

Abstract: A package includes an optical sensor die, a support grid structure disposed on the optical sensor die, and an optically transparent cover attached to the support grid structure. A surface of the optical sensor die includes an optically active surface area (OASA) and an edge surface portion lying outside a perimeter of the OASA. The support grid structure disposed on the surface of the optical sensor die includes at least one pillar disposed within the OASA and an edge block disposed on the edge surface portion lying outside the perimeter of the OASA. The optically transparent cover is supported by the support grid structure at a height above the optical sensor die while maintaining an air gap between the optically transparent cover and the OASA.

Abstract: A kitchen module for a vehicle includes a frame system for providing structural support, a rail system affixed to the frame system and the vehicle, and a plurality of kitchen components mounted to the frame system. The rail system is configured to allow the frame system to move relative to the vehicle. The plurality of kitchen components include a sink, a potable water tank, a waste-water tank, a rangetop, at least one drawer, a countertop, lights, any other suitable component, or any combination thereof. The vehicle, which may be an electric vehicle having a battery module, can include an electrical extension connecting an electric power source of the vehicle to the kitchen module. The electrical extension may be coupled to at least one of an actuator of the rail system and a rangetop.

Abstract: Various multiaxial receivers for receiving at least one tether are disclosed. A multiaxial receiver may include a body having a U-shaped cavity configured to receive a longitudinal rod therein and a lower cavity configured to couple to a pedicle screw. The body may include a first aperture extending through a side surface of the body and defining a first passageway configured to permit a tether to pass therethrough in the horizontal direction. In some embodiments, the body may include a second aperture extending through the side surface of the body and defining a second passageway configured to permit the tether to pass therethrough in the horizontal direction. A set screw may be configured to be rotated from an open position in which the tether is permitted to pass through the first passageway and optionally through the second passageway to a closed position in which the tether is immobilized.

Abstract: A pulmonary treatment system for treatment of target tissue in an airway of a subject, including a catheter assembly comprising an ablation assembly or tip including an expandable member, at least one energy emitter, and a cooling member, wherein the ablation tip is configured to be positioned within the airway of the subject such that expansion of the expandable member enables the at least one energy emitter and cooling member to engage a wall of the airway, the cooling member configured to cool a portion of the surface of the wall of the airway to reduce damage to the airway disposed between the at least one energy emitter and the target tissue, while the at least one energy emitter delivers energy to the target tissue to create one or more nerve attenuating lesions, and a control assembly including a display configured to depict a three-dimensional graphical rendering of the airway of the subject for preplanning prior to the procedure, with real-time tracking of the ablation tip during the treatment of the

Abstract: Systems and methods for making clear ice are described. The system may include a housing comprising a plurality of elongate troughs. Each of the plurality of elongate troughs may have at least one flume surface wall in thermal communication with a cooling source while the housing is submerged in a fluid bath. The system may further include at least one fluid intake disposed to provide a flow of fluid to the housing and a means for distributing the flow of fluid from the at least one fluid intake into the plurality of elongate troughs while maintaining a substantially laminar fluid flow and substantially equal fluid pressure along the plurality of elongate troughs while the housing is submerged in the fluid bath and during a freezing operation of the device.

Abstract: Methods and compositions for the treatment of a corneal dystrophy in a subject in need thereof are provided. In one aspect, the method includes the step of obtaining a plurality of stem cells comprising a nucleic acid mutation in a corneal dystrophy target nucleic acid from the subject and manipulating the nucleic acid mutation in one or more stem cells of the plurality of stem cells to correct the nucleic acid mutation, thereby forming one or more manipulated stem cells. The manipulated stem cells are isolated and then transplanted into the subject. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid mutation is manipulated using CRISPR system.

Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass a composition containing a latent catalyst and a compound capable of generating a Bronsted acid with a counterion capable of coordinating and activating the latent catalyst along with one or more monomers which undergo ring open metathesis polymerization (ROMP) and one or more multi-functional crosslinkable molecules when said composition is exposed to a suitable radiation forms a three-dimensional (3D) object. The catalyst system employed therein can be sensitive to oxygen and thus inhibits polymerization in ambient atmospheric conditions. The three-dimensional objects made by this process exhibits improved mechanical properties, particularly, high distortion temperature, impact strength, elongation to break, among others. Accordingly, compositions of this invention are useful as 3D inkjet materials for forming high impact strength objects of various sizes with microscale features lower than 100 microns, among various other uses.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to previously identified inhibitors of cAMP efflux (ICE) and their use in treating/masking body odor, inhibiting, reducing and/or eliminating hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating), tanning skin or protecting skin before and/or after exposure to the sun as well as for treating certain skin conditions, in one embodiment, the invention provides a method for inhibiting body odor, a condition that is characterized by an unpleasant odor from the products of the microbial sweat degradation. By inhibiting the efflux of the precursor compounds that are degraded, novel compounds are capable of preventing unwanted odors. Deodorant compositions that employ this new approach for the control of bodily odor are provided, ICE compounds can also be used as components, of cosmetic formulations including tanning and after-sun formulations, formulations for skin conditions as described herein and other cosmetic formulations.

Abstract: A content sharing device for use in controlling content replicated from a video source device on a large common display screen, the content sharing device comprising a housing, a processor supported by the housing, at least first and second control buttons supported by the housing and linked to the processor, a cable linked to the processor and having a distal end opposite the processor, the cable including a connector at the distal end for linking to the video source device, wherein, the processor is programmed to enable content from the video source device linked to the connector to be replicated in a first field on the common display screen upon selection of the first control button and to enable content from the video source device linked to the connector to be replicated in a second field adjacent to and separate from the first field upon selection of the second control button.

Abstract: A baitcaster includes a housing, a spool, a drivetrain, a bearing housing, and an input shaft. The housing defines a first member and a second member. The spool is positioned between the first member and the second member. The spool is configured to rotate in a first direction and a second direction. The drivetrain is positioned proximate the first member and is configured to rotate the spool in the first direction and the second direction. The bearing housing is positioned between the spool and the drivetrain. The input shaft is disposed along at least a midpoint of the baitcaster. The input shaft is configured to coaxially align the spool, drivetrain, and bearing housing. An axial force is generated between the spool and the drivetrain. The axial force is distributed through at least a portion of the bearing housing to prohibit the axial force from transferring into the drivetrain.

Abstract: Peptides suitable for preparation of lung surfactants are described. Examples include one that include a first fragment comprising the amino acid sequence of XWLXRALIKRIQAZI (SEQ ID NO: 1) or a first amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 1 and a second fragment comprising the amino acid sequence of RZLPQLVXRLVLRXS (SEQ ID NO: 2) or a second amino acid sequence having at least 90% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein X is any amino acid but at least one amino acid at the X positions is not cysteine, or Z is any amino acid but at least one amino acid at the Z positions is not methionine. Surfactants that contain such peptides, and related compositions, methods of preparing and using the compositions are also described.

Abstract: A pump for administering an agent to a patient includes a housing, a motor, a gearbox, a sensor, and a controller. The motor may be coupled to housing. The gearbox is operatively connected to the motor. The sensor senses a rotation of the motor. The controller acts to control operation of the motor and monitor the quantity of the agent delivered to the patient. The pump also includes a pump assembly such that the pump is configured such that the pump assembly may be interchangeable from a syringe pump assembly and a peristaltic pump assembly.

Abstract: An electrical device for high-voltage applications and a method for obtaining an electrical device. The electrical device includes a capacitor having: a bottom electrode having a conductive structure, the conductive structure including a base surface and facing protruding walls extending upwards and having a highest surface; a top electrode having at least one conductive region arranged between the facing protruding walls and having a top surface, wherein the top surface of the at least one conductive region lies below or at the level of the highest surface of the protruding walls; and a dielectric region extending conformally over the bottom electrode and surrounding the top electrode, the capacitor being formed by the bottom and top electrodes separated by the dielectric region.

Abstract: A modular planter box defining a storage cavity therein that is configured to receive a planting medium, the modular planter box including a first side-wall extending longitudinally in a first direction and having a bottom end configured to rest on a supporting surface, a second side-wall extending longitudinally in a second direction, and a bottom wall residing on an imaginary plane. The second side-wall extends in a third direction that is normal to the imaginary horizontal plane. The bottom wall is spaced from a bottom end of the first side-wall in the third direction and towards an opposite, top end of the first side-wall. The second side-wall is positioned closer to a first end of the first side-wall than a second end thereof, and the second side-wall is spaced from the first end of the first side-wall in the first direction and towards the second end of the first side-wall.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active region, a LOCOS region formed within the active region and that extends vertically above a top surface of the active region, a gate region formed above the top surface of the active region, and a polysilicon resistor having a bottom surface that is offset vertically and physically isolated from a top surface of the LOCOS region. The active region includes a source region laterally disposed from the gate region, a drain region laterally disposed from the gate region, and a drift region laterally disposed between the gate region and the drain region. The polysilicon resistor is formed above the drift region. The active region further includes a first charge balance region formed in the active region below the drift region.