Abstract: A blended furnish with improved performance characteristics while reducing environmental impact, when applied to a substrate and methods of making and using blended furnish are provided. A composite product using a blended furnish is also provided.

Abstract: A motor control system including an inverter having a diode and a transistor for generating an alternating current in response to a pulse width modulated direct current having a fixed amplitude and a processor configured to adjust a zero vector of the pulse width modulated direct current in response to a diode temperature and a transistor temperature such that the diode temperature equals the transistor temperature.

Abstract: A method to perform localization is disclosed. The method may be performed by a first device of a plurality of devices distributed non-uniformly in a network. Each device, from the plurality of devices, may be configured to detect or obtain signals from an emitter. The method may include obtaining signals from the emitter and converting the signals into a first complex amplitude. The method may further include broadcasting the first complex amplitude to one or more second devices of the plurality of devices. The method may further include obtaining, by the first device, a second complex amplitude from the second devices, and constructing a correlation matrix based on the first complex amplitude and the second complex amplitude. The method may additionally include determining a line of bearing to the emitter based on the correlation matrix, and determining an emitter location based on the line of bearing.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for performing pore size testing on a mesh wick. The device includes a housing and a tube positioned through the housing. The housing includes an internal surface. The tube includes an exterior surface. The exterior surface of the tube and the internal surface of the housing cooperatively define an internal cavity therebetween. The device further includes an inlet pipe extending from the housing. The inlet pipe connects to the internal cavity to allow a fluid to enter the internal cavity through the inlet pipe. The device further includes an expandable bladder positioned around a portion of the housing. The expandable bladder includes a first end and a second end. The portion of the housing is to allow the fluid to exit the internal cavity through the housing into the expandable bladder which causes the expandable bladder to expand.

Abstract: A system and method of re-identifying players in a broadcast video feed are provided herein. A computing system retrieves a broadcast video feed for a sporting event. The broadcast video feed includes a plurality of video frames. The computing system generates a plurality of tracks based on the plurality of video frames. Each track includes a plurality of image patches associated with at least one player. Each image patch of the plurality of image patches is a subset of the corresponding frame of the plurality of video frames. For each track, the computing system generates a gallery of image patches. A jersey number of each player is visible in each image patch of the gallery. The computing system matches, via a convolutional autoencoder, tracks across galleries. The computing system measures, via a neural network, a similarity score for each matched track and associates two tracks based on the measured similarity.

Abstract: A transcatheter heart valve includes a paravalvular seal that is configured for transfemoral delivery. The valve includes a frame and the seal is formed from a plurality of outwardly extending fibers.

Abstract: A pool system may include a device of pool or spa equipment and a pool automation controller. The pool automation controller may include a multimode wireless radio configured to communicate with a wireless communication device of the device of equipment using a first internet protocol mode and a router in a second internet protocol mode. The pool automation controller may receive a first wireless signal when operating in the first internet protocol mode and send a second wireless signal when operating in the second internet protocol mode.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses compositions comprising a hyper-concentrated hyaluronidase, devices comprising such compositions, as well as methods and uses employing such compositions and devices to reduce or eliminate a hyaluronic acid-induced blockage of one or more blood vessels supplying blood to an area of tissue of an individual; methods and uses for employing such compositions and devices to reduce or inhibit a vascular occlusion in an area of tissue of an individual; and methods and uses for employing such compositions and devices to reduce or inhibit a hyaluronic acid-induced loss of tissue of an individual.

Abstract: A blister collation system includes a blister packager with a blister seal station which seals a blister package with a medicament inside and a blister package stacker connected to the blister packager via a conveyor which moves individual blister packages. The blister package stacker has a nest inlet for reception of the blister packages from the conveyor, a nest assembly for holding one of the blister packages, and a first blister package collection tower for storing a stack of the blister packages. The nest assembly is configured to insert one blister package at a time upward into a bottom of the first collection tower. The stacker further has a tower gate holding the inserted blister packages and a mechanism for pushing the stack of the blister packages from the first collection tower into a storage container.

Abstract: A glovebox for a vehicle is disclosed. The glovebox includes a frame and a storage bin translatable between a first position and a second position relative to the frame. Additionally, the storage bin is also rotatable between a closed position and an open position relative to the frame.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for minimizing development time in artificial intelligence models by automating model selection based on dataset fittings of time-series data prior to hyperparameter optimization.

Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for zero trust domain name system (DNS) (ZTDNS) based networking. A computing device implementing ZTDNS based networking blocks any outbound connections that are not included in a list of trusted IP addresses. The list of trusted IP addresses is updated in response to the computing device receiving from a trusted DNS server an IP address corresponding to a DNS request. In some examples, the ZTDNS based networking intercepts and evaluates outbound communications for applications that implement a custom application DNS client. In other examples, the ZTDNS based networking intercepts and evaluates outbound communications for virtual environments. The outbound communications for both the custom application DNS client and the virtual environments are proxied through a local DNS client of the computing device.

Abstract: A pump system for selectively extracting nonaqueous phase liquids (NAPLs) from groundwater includes a fuel pump with current monitoring and a control assembly. The system utilizes a conductive probe within a probe body to detect a fluid interface, distinguishing NAPLs from water by measuring conductivity. The control assembly monitors the pump's current draw and adjusts operation to avoid water intake, thereby protecting the pump from damage. The probe body features an insulated shell to ensure accurate readings, and the control assembly uses real-time data to activate or deactivate the pump based on fluid type. The system is further configurable to calibrate for various contaminant conditions, optimizing efficient NAPL extraction from contaminated environments.

Abstract: An orthotic positioning apparatus includes a shoe having an interior and an exterior upper. The exterior upper includes a perimeter edge defining an elongate opening extending between a toe box and a foot opening. An insole is removably disposed within the interior and includes a toe area having multiple resilient toe separator elements projecting upwardly from a top surface of the insole along an arc. When the insole is disposed in the interior of the shoe, the resilient toe separator elements are positioned in the toe box and configured to separate adjacent toes of a user. A top edge of a cover is pivotally coupled to the toe box and configured to cover the elongate opening. The cover selectively pivots upwardly such that the elongate opening exposes the resilient toe separator elements.

Abstract: A system for holding food waste includes a first housing forming a chamber to hold the food waste, the chamber comprising at least a first port, and a second housing comprising at least a second port configured to couple with at least the first port, and a fan to provide airflow into the chamber through at least the second port, the first housing removably coupled with the second housing such that removal of the first housing from the second housing decouples at least the first port from at least the second port.

Abstract: The invention provides an oral solid formulation comprising (a) one or more controlled release components comprising a core comprising levodopa, esters or salts thereof and wherein the one or more controlled release components; and (b) one or more immediate release components comprising levodopa, esters or salts thereof. The oral solid formulation also contains a decarboxylase inhibitor and about 80% to 100% of the decarboxylase inhibitor present in the oral solid formulation is present in the one or more immediate release components.

Abstract: This disclosure teaches a system and method for monitoring an extracorporeal blood circuit of a patient and identifying a needle dislodgement. The method includes identifying a potential needle dislodgement event based on changes in pressure of the extracorporeal blood circuit, searching for a heart rate of a patient by analyzing an optical backscatter signal from an optical sensor attached to the extracorporeal blood circuit or by analyzing a pressure signal representative of the pressure in the extracorporeal blood circuit, and verifying the potential needle dislodgement event is a needle dislodgement based on the absence of the heart rate.

Abstract: An interface configured to be removably attached to a vehicle exterior surface is disclosed. The interface may include a sensor unit configured to receive user inputs associated with at least one of a vehicle longitudinal movement and a vehicle steering wheel rotation. The interface may further include an interface communication module communicatively coupled with the sensor unit. The interface communication module may be configured to communicatively couple with a vehicle communication module when the interface may be attached to the vehicle exterior surface. The interface communication module may further obtain the user inputs from the sensor unit when the interface communication module may be coupled with the vehicle communication module, and transmit the user inputs to the vehicle communication module to cause a vehicle movement based on the user inputs.

Abstract: A system includes: an alternating current (AC) to direct current (DC) converter (AC-DC converter), the AC-DC converter connectable to a line voltage; and a DC to DC converter (DC-DC converter) connected to the AC-DC converter, the DC-DC converter including: a high voltage buck-boost converter having a secondary side connectable to a high voltage battery; a low voltage buck-boost converter having a secondary side connectable to a low voltage battery; and one or more transformers having a primary side connected to the AC-DC converter, a secondary side connected to a primary side of the high voltage buck-boost converter, and a tertiary side connected to a primary side of the low voltage buck-boost converter.

Abstract: An axle assembly comprising a differential carrier, a differential assembly, a drive pinion, and a drive pinion brake. The drive pinion brake is mounted to the differential carrier. The differential carrier supports the differential assembly. The drive pinion brake is operable to apply a brake torque to inhibit rotation of the drive pinion.