Abstract: Restricted content of a data file is identified. The restricted content is removed from the data file, and a redacted version of the data file is generated. The restricted content is stored separate from the redacted version of the data file.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods by which lead from spent lead-acid batteries may be extracted, purified, and used in the construction of new lead-acid batteries. A method includes: (A) forming a mixture including a carboxylate source and a lead-bearing material; (B) generating a first lead salt precipitate in the mixture as the carboxylate source reacts with the lead-bearing material; (C) increasing the pH of the mixture to dissolve the first lead salt precipitate; (D) isolating a liquid component of the mixture from one or more insoluble components of the mixture; (E) decreasing the pH of the liquid component of the mixture to generate a second lead salt precipitate; and (F) isolating the second lead salt precipitate from the liquid component of the mixture. Thereafter, the isolated lead salt precipitate may be converted to leady oxide for use in the manufacture of new lead-acid batteries.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine includes an engine block, a piston, and a cylinder head. The engine block includes a cylinder block having a cylinder bore, a crankcase defining a crankcase chamber with a crankshaft positioned within the crankcase chamber, and a cylinder sleeve fabricated from a self-lubricating plastic material. The cylinder head is coupled to the cylinder block to form a combustion chamber. The piston includes a piston top adjacent the combustion chamber, a piston body including a wrist pin hole configured to receive a wrist pin, a first piston ring positioned on the piston body, and a non-metallic gasket positioned on the piston body closer to the combustion chamber than the first piston ring and structured to prevent combustion gases from escaping the combustion chamber. The crankcase chamber is oilless.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a system and method for determining characteristics of traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs), and more particularly to a method and system for real time mapping of corresponding ionospheric perturbations, where in the case where the amplitude of each wave represents a height change, then the output field is truly a three dimensional representation of the height perturbations of an iso-ionic contour caused by the TIDs.

Abstract: A microwave motion detection system and lighting applications are disclosed. Time slicing and Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) techniques are used to improve efficiency in microwave motion detection sensors. Systems employing motion detection may control the detection of irrelevant motion with shielding and changing the power of the microwave motion detection sensor. Distance-based zones may be designated, and motion may be detected in particular zones. Different device operation may be performed based on motion detection in different zones. In lighting applications, varying device operation may include varying the direction, amount, or duration of light output. Device operation, when motion is detected, may also be based on the time of day, user preference, and power status parameters.

Abstract: A joint mounting kit comprises a mounting plate and slugs to enhance adjustability of the vehicle suspension system. A fastener is configured to be received in the mounting hole to at least partially retain the mounting plate to a vehicle component, and a slug is configured to be received in the mounting hole with the fastener. The slug has a slug height that is equal to or less than a height of the mounting hole interior wall. In another implementation, the joint mounting kit comprises a plurality of slugs, with two or more slugs having different wheel adjustment dimensions. In yet another implementation, the slug has a tool removal recess to help facilitate slug removal.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for video encoding/decoding. An apparatus includes processing circuitry that determines reconstructed samples of a first color component in a filter support region of a current picture that is a part of a coded video sequence. The processing circuitry performs a filter process on the reconstructed samples of the first color component in the filter support region. A quantization step size of the filter process is separately set per one of a coding block, a video frame, and a video sequence. The processing circuitry reconstructs samples of a second color component in the filter support region based on an output value of the filter process. The second color component is different from the first color component.

Abstract: An apparatus comprises a processing device configured to receive a request to collect configuration information for a source application and to establish a connection to an application session associated with the source application. The processing device is also configured to emulate, via the application session, execution of tasks in the source application, wherein emulating the execution of at least one of the tasks comprises automatically navigating to at least one view of a graphical user interface of the source application and executing at least one function that updates an output of the at least one view. The processing device is further configured to capture at least a portion of the configuration information for the source application from the output of the at least one view, and to perform one or more management actions for the source application utilizing the captured portion of the configuration information.

Abstract: A vehicle running board assembly includes a step board, a movable arm coupled to the step board, an electric motor operably coupled to the movable arm to actuate the step board between stowed and use positions and a controller controlling the electric motor, wherein the controller controls the electric motor based on sensed temperature and a motor cycle count.

Abstract: A method of cross-non-profit venue referral for a visitor to a non-profit venue in a group of cooperating non-profit venues, comprising: receiving personalized interest data from among a set of visitor-provided preference data, passively-collected visitor interaction data, and visitor route data for a plurality of visitors to non-profit venues across a plurality of non-profit venues; receiving preference data relating to a specific set of visitors; applying a machine learning algorithm to analyze the personalized interest data and the preference data relating to the specific set of visitors; and generating a recommendation of a selection or sequence of non-profit venue locations for the specific set of visitors relating to at least a portion of the plurality of the non-profit venues.

Abstract: Provided herein is technology relating to aspects of a Distributed Driving System (DDS) for managing Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAV) and particularly, but not exclusively, to systems, designs, and methods for a Device Allocation System (DAS) configured to allocate and distribute resources to devices of a Distributed Driving Systems (DDS).

Abstract: Direct to systems and methods for a service activation system in a telecommunications network that utilizes one or more generic container files for building the configuration file to instantiate the service on the network. A request for service from a network may be received from an order entry system that includes specific information about the requested service. A collection of generic configuration files may be selected based on the information included in the service order and arranged to build a configuration file to be executed on the network. The service activation system may also include a component or group of components to verify a received service order and alter the service order with default information or data where applicable. The configuration file may also be executed on the network through one or more drivers communicating with the affected devices to configure the one or more network devices.

Abstract: An agricultural system for detecting failure of a ground-engaging tool of an agricultural implement includes a ground-engaging tool supported on an agricultural implement, with the ground-engaging tool being configured to engage a field during an agricultural operation of the agricultural implement within the field. The system further includes a field profile sensor configured to generate data indicative of a profile of an aft portion of the field located rearward of the ground-engaging tool relative to a direction of travel of the agricultural implement. Additionally, the system includes a computing system configured to monitor the profile of the aft portion of the field during the agricultural operation based at least in part on the data generated by the field profile sensor and determine that the ground-engaging tool failed based at least in part on the profile of the field.

Abstract: A band pass filter circuit for transmitting electromagnetic signals within a desired frequency band includes a transmission line extending between input and output terminals, a high pass filter connected to the transmission line for blocking the transmission of signals falling below the operational frequency band, and a low pass filter connected to the transmission line for blocking the transmission of signals falling above the operational frequency band. Additionally, a primary suppressor connects the transmission line to ground and suppresses unwanted transients on the transmission line. A set of supplemental suppressors connects the transmission line to ground and suppresses any residual transient energy on the transmission line after treatment by the primary suppressor. Each supplemental suppressor is paired in parallel with a higher-valued capacitor from the low pass filter in order to minimize the effect of its parasitic capacitance on the band pass characteristics of the circuit.

Abstract: The described aspects and implementations enable fast and accurate verification of radar detection of objects in autonomous vehicle (AV) applications using combined processing of radar data and camera images. In one implementation, disclosed is a method and a system to perform the method that includes obtaining a radar data characterizing intensity of radar reflections from an environment of the AV, identifying, based on the radar data, a candidate object, obtaining a camera image depicting a region where the candidate object is located, and processing the radar data and the camera image using one or more machine-learning models to obtain a classification measure representing a likelihood that the candidate object is a real object.

Abstract: A header (110) for an agricultural harvester (100) includes: a frame (201); a cutter bar (111) carried by the frame; a otatable reel (112) movably coupled to the frame and having a plurality of tines (211); a target (310) associated with the reel such that movement of the reel causes a corresponding movement of the target; and a laser system (320) including a light emitter directed at the target. The laser system is configured to emit a laser beam at the target and output a distance signal (D) corresponding to a distance of at least one of the target or the reel from the light emitter.