Abstract: A retention device includes a body having a first surface and a second surface and defined by a perimeter wall. The second surface is configured to be coupled to an article of clothing. A first retention element is releasably coupled to the body and is configured to be coupled to a weapon system to maintain the weapon system in a fixed position with respect to the body.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for designing an allosteric modulator library begin with identifying a plurality of different allosteric sites on a plurality of different proteins. Biophysical information for each of the allosteric sites is recorded and structural, charge and other chemical properties at each of the allosteric sites are calculated. The biophysical information and calculated properties are analyzed to create a set of functional groups distribution in allosteric modulators. Using this information, existing chemical libraries and fragment libraries are screened for compounds that strongly interact with the set of residues in the allosteric sites. From that, a plurality of new chemical compounds are generated, evaluated and stored in a chemical library that is optimized for allosteric modulator discovery.

Abstract: A hanger for hanging an object on a vertical surface includes a plate with a front face and a back face. The back face is to abut a vertical surface onto which the object is to be hung. The hanger includes a first hook and a second hook protruding outward from the front face and an integrated bubble level fixably coupled to the front face and calibrated to indicate a horizontal orientation of the first hook relative to the second hook. A plurality of wall contacts protrudes outward from the front face. Each wall contact includes an opening through which an attachment mechanism traverses to attach the plate to the vertical surface. The hanger does not require the object to have a specifically shaped counterpart in order to interface with the hanger. The hanger removes the need for elaborate and/or time-consuming measuring, thus saving the user time and frustration.

Abstract: A first image of the eye is generated when the cornea of the eye is exposed to a gas. The cornea is covered with an optic of a patient interface. A second image of the eye with the patient interface over the cornea is generated. In this second image, the patient interface distorts the second image of the eye. One or more of a position or an orientation of the eye is determined in response to the first image and the second image when the patient interface has been placed over the cornea.

Abstract: A user, a manipulator such as a hand, and at least one entity such as a virtual or augmented reality object are in an interface such as a 3D environmental interface. The manipulation distance is the distance between a reference feature of the user and a manipulation feature of the manipulator. The entity distance is the distance between the reference feature and an entity feature of the entity. When the manipulation distance becomes greater than the entity distance, the entity is caused to fade, disappear, move out of the way, shrink, etc. so as to be less of an obstruction to the user's field of view, for example to avoid obstructing more distant entities. Other factors than the manipulation distance and entity distance may be considered in determining whether to reduce the obstructivity of the entity, and exceptions to the obstruction relation may be considered.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods for performing qubit readout. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a qubit that operates at a qubit frequency; a frequency controller that is configured to control the qubit frequency and that during a qubit measurement operation is configured to: determine a compensation pulse that when applied to the qubit, counteracts qubit frequency changes during the qubit measurement operation; and apply the determined compensation pulse to the qubit during the qubit measurement operation to maintain the qubit frequency.

Abstract: An apparatus for attracting an animal to an area includes a housing, recordable memory media contained within the housing for storing a pre-recorded ultrasonic sound and a prerecorded audible sound. An audible sound emitter contained within the housing is also provided for emitting the prerecorded audible sound. Further, an ultrasonic sound emitter contained within the housing for emitting the prerecorded ultrasonic sound and second pre-recorded sounds that simulate first and second distinct sounds each made by a species of animal in the environment. A user interface to play back the audible and ultrasonic sounds simultaneously to produce a blended sound for attracting an animal. The apparatus may further include a first amplifier for amplifying the audible sound and a second amplifier for amplifying the ultrasonic sound. A low pass filter for filtering the audible sounds and a high pass filter for filtering the ultrasonic sounds may also be included.

Abstract: A data storage system may have a plurality of memory cells located in different data storage devices that are arranged into a plurality of logical namespaces with each logical namespace configured to be sequentially written and entirely erased as a single unit. An asymmetry strategy may be proactively created with the asymmetry module in response to data access activity to the logical namespaces by the asymmetry module. A new mode, as prescribed by the asymmetry strategy, is entered for at least one logical namespace in response to an operational trigger being met. The new mode changes a timing of at least one queued data access request to at least one logical namespace.

Abstract: A method (800) of training a text-to-speech (TTS) model (108) includes obtaining training data (150) including reference input text (104) that includes a sequence of characters, a sequence of reference audio features (402) representative of the sequence of characters, and a sequence of reference phone labels (502) representative of distinct speech sounds of the reference audio features. For each of a plurality of time steps, the method includes generating a corresponding predicted audio feature (120) based on a respective portion of the reference input text for the time step and generating, using a phone label mapping network (510), a corresponding predicted phone label (520) associated with the predicted audio feature. The method also includes aligning the predicted phone label with the reference phone label to determine a corresponding predicted phone label loss (622) and updating the TTS model based on the corresponding predicted phone label loss.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer readable memory for dynamic control of suspension systems of vehicles. For instance, a method may include: obtaining a suspension control feature map; determining an initial location of a vehicle; determining a region of the suspension control feature map that corresponds to the initial location of the vehicle; determining a set of suspension control trigger conditions based on the region of the suspension control feature map; determining a current location of the vehicle; determining whether a first suspension control trigger condition of the set of suspension control trigger conditions is satisfied based on the current location; and in response to determining the first suspension control trigger condition is satisfied, instructing an adjustable suspension of the vehicle to transition from a first adjustable suspension setting to a second adjustable suspension setting.

Abstract: Disclosed are methods and systems for monitoring a computing process. For instance, the method may include: receiving a rules file including a set of rules for monitoring the computing process; receiving a configuration file for processing the rules file; retrieving a data set including a plurality of records associated with the computing process based on one or more sources of data included in the received configuration file; filtering the retrieved data set by applying one or more filter queries included in the received configuration file to the retrieved data set; applying the set of rules included in the received rules file to the filtered data set; and generating an output indicating results of applying the set of rules to the filtered data set.

Abstract: A parked freight trailer stabilizer and restraint comprising: (a) a kingpin receiver configured to lock onto a kingpin of a parked freight trailer; (b) a jack operatively coupled to the kingpin receiver, the jack repositionable between a retracted position and an extended position; (c) a tail hold operatively coupled to the kingpin receiver, the tail hold repositionable between a stowed position and a restraining position, the tail hold configured to engage a ground mount; and, (d) a transport receiver configured to engage a transport vehicle.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described for enabling a base station to enable peer-to-peer communication among multiple user equipment (UE) over a mmWave link. The techniques described herein overcome challenges that the multiple UEs might otherwise face in trying to establish peer-to-peer links on their own. By relying on the base station to grant air interface resources for the UE to perform peer-to-peer communications with the UE, the UE can communicate directly with the other UE, independent of links that the UE or the other UE maintains with the base station. Furthermore, reliance on the base station may help the UE and the other UE mitigate interference from other nearby mmWave links that are separate from the peer-to-peer wave link. In addition, by relying on the base station to specify the beam sweeping pattern, beam acquisition by the UE and the other UE may be improved.

Abstract: A physical location access control system is configured to receive. via a network interface, a request to provide a temporary access right for a first physical location to a first user, the request providing an indication as to a first time period associated with the temporary access right. In response to determining that the requester has an access right to the first physical location for a second time period that comprises the first time period, a temporary access token corresponding to the first time period is created and the requester's access right to access the first physical location for the first time period is disabled. The temporary access token is transmitted to a device associated with the first user, enabling the first user to access the first physical location during the first time period.

Abstract: Autonomous vehicles with global positioning systems are used for field inspection. A vehicle may be programmed to traverse a field, while using sensors to detect objects in the field, and then capture low-resolution images of the objects. Machine vision techniques are used with the low-resolution images to recognize the objects as crops, non-crop plant material or undefined objects. Location data is used to correlate recognized objects with digitally stored field maps to resolve whether a particular object is in a location at which crop planting is expected or not expected. Depending on whether an object in a low-resolution digital image is recognized as a crop, and whether the object is in an expected geo-location for crops, the vehicle may switch to a second image capture mode, for example, capturing a high-resolution image of the object, and/or execute a disease analysis and/or weed analysis on the images of the objects.

Abstract: A battery sensor system (BSS) includes a battery operably coupled to a plurality of loads via a wired connection, where a first load is operably coupled to a terminal of the battery via a first portion of the wired connection and a second load is operably coupled to the terminal via a second portion of the wired connection. The BSS further includes a first drive sense circuit operably coupled proximate to the battery to sense a first voltage. The BSS further includes a second drive sense circuit operably coupled proximate to the first load to sense a second voltage, where the second voltage and first voltage are different based on an impedance of the wired connection between the first point and the second point. The BSS further includes memory and processing modules to process the first and second voltages to determine operational status of the battery, wired connection, and loads.

Abstract: A personal mobility vehicle or scooter includes a least one swivel caster wheel supported at the rear of the scooter. The scooter has a body that includes a deck and a handlebar assembly. The scooter includes at least one front wheel with the deck extending between the at least one front wheel and the at least one swivel wheel. The scooter can also include an angled rear portion supporting a rear swivel caster wheel such that the pivot axis of the swivel wheel is inclined with respect to the top surface of the deck. Embodiments of the scooter also include a swivel braking assembly configured to apply a braking force to the at least one swivel wheel.