Abstract: The present disclosure provides for an arrangement of components within a hearable device, such as earbuds, to reduce H field coupling for E noise improvement. A battery is positioned above a magnet and speaker, such that the battery is not coaxially aligned with either the magnet or the speaker. An internal positive tab of a battery is positioned farthest from a speaker yoke, while an internal negative tab of the battery is closer to the speaker yoke. Magnetic flux poles of a contact magnet have different contributions for electric field coupling.

Abstract: A technique involves modular storage of network service plan components and provisioning of same. A subset of the capabilities of a service design system can be granted to a sandbox system to enable customization of service plan offerings or other controls.

Abstract: An electrochemical-cell stack assembly is provided. The assembly has an electrochemical-cell stack and a compression system that holds the electrochemical-cell stack in a state of compression. The compression system has a first endplate and a second endplate positioned at opposite ends of the electrochemical-cell stack. The compression system has a set of tension members coupled to the first endplate and the second endplate that maintain a fixed distance between the first endplate and the second endplate. The compression system has a compression plate disposed between the second endplate and the electrochemical-cell stack. The compression system has a compression member in contact with the compression plate, wherein the compression member is configured to transfer a force to the compression plate. The compression system has a locking nut fastened to the second plate. The locking nut secures the position of the compression member and compression plate relative to the second endplate.

Abstract: The window shade system may comprise a support connector and/or a first shade band. An adjustment arm may interface with the support connector and/or the first shade band. The adjustment device interfaces with the adjustment arm, wherein in response to adjusting the adjustment device, the adjustment arm is configured to rotate and adjust the support connector and/or the first shade band to an adjusted position.

Abstract: A method to correct a fault in application of a Clifford circuit to a qubit register of a quantum computer comprises: (A) receiving circuit data defining the Clifford circuit; (B) emitting outcome code based on the circuit data, the outcome code including a series of outcome checks each corresponding to an anticipated error syndrome of the application of the Clifford circuit to the qubit register; and (C) emitting space-time quantum code corresponding to the Clifford circuit based on the circuit data and on the outcome code, the space-time quantum code including a series of check operators that support quantum-error correction, thereby enabling fault correction in the application of the Clifford circuit to the qubit register.

Abstract: A system for streaming digital content includes a mobile device, a mobile application, and a backend application. The mobile application includes a form of digital content, at least one quiz, a reward subsystem, and a marketplace. The quiz material is related to the digital content. The mobile application is configured for use on the mobile device.

Abstract: An automatic rain response system includes microphones of a vehicle, windshield wipers, and a controller. The microphones generate acoustic signals in response to rain. The controller is configured to receive a local weather condition, extract acoustic features from the acoustic signals, form feature vectors in response to the acoustic features and the local weather condition, classify the feature vectors to determine a current class among multiple classes, activate the windshield the wipers at a high speed in response to the current class being a heavy rain on a windshield class, activate the windshield wipers at a medium speed in response to the current class being a freezing rain on the windshield class, activate the windshield wipers at a low speed in response to the current class being a light rain on the windshield class, and deactivate the windshield wipers in response to the current class being a no rain class.

Abstract: One example provides a spark plug including an insulative core having a central bore extending there through and including an insulative nose defining an end surface at a firing end of the spark plug, the insulative nose having a concave perimeter surface. An electrode includes an electrode wire extending into the central bore from an electrode head, the electrode head disposed beyond the insulative nose and having a perimeter edge disposed beyond a perimeter of the end surface of the insulative nose. A metal shell of a first material disposed circumferentially about the insulative core. A side electrode ring of a second material is attached to a firing end surface of the metal shell, wherein a perimeter edge of the side electrode ring forms a continuous spark gap with the perimeter edge of the electrode head, the second material having a hardness rating greater than the first material.

Abstract: An encoder is configured to generate an encoded bitstream that can be decoded by a decoder that is configured to receive a bitstream. The bitstream includes a picture comprising a first contiguous region of a first plurality of coding blocks and a second contiguous region comprising a second plurality of coding blocks. The first plurality of blocks having a common motion model used to decode each of the blocks of the first region and the second plurality of blocks having local motion.

Abstract: An apparatus for pre-flight preparation for an electric aircraft including at least a processor and memory communicatively connected to the processor. The memory containing instructions configuring the at least a processor to generate a plurality of aircraft conditioning data using at least a sensor. The memory containing instructions further configuring the processor to engage at least an aircraft conditioning system using power from an auxiliary power supply, The aircraft conditioning system is configured to receive the plurality of aircraft conditioning data from the at least a sensor, test the output of the at least a sensor against an expected value of the at least a sensor, and initiate the aircraft conditioning system as a function of the aircraft conditioning data.

Abstract: A carbon capture system for carbon dioxide (CO2)-thermal swing adsorption (TSA) includes an engine configured to produce a hot exhaust; a plurality of capture vessels that are configured to be respectively cycled through a plurality of stages of a CO2-TSA process; an N2 heat exchanger configured to receive the hot exhaust; and an N2 turbocharger coupled to the N2 heat exchanger. The N2 turbocharger is configured to receive N2 gas from a first capture vessel, heat the N2 gas via the N2 heat exchanger through a thermal exchange with the hot exhaust to produce a heated N2 gas, and provide the heated N2 gas to a second capture vessel in order to dry capture media of the second capture vessel.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of methods, apparatus, and systems for performing content-adaptive deblocking to improve the visual quality of video images compressed using block-based motion-predictive video coding. For instance, in certain embodiments of the disclosed technology, edge information is obtained using global orientation energy edge detection (“OEED”) techniques on an initially deblocked image. OEED detection can provide a robust partition of local directional features (“LDFs”). For a local directional feature detected in the partition, a directional deblocking filter having an orientation corresponding to the orientation of the LDF can be used. The selected filter can have a filter orientation and activation thresholds that better preserve image details while reducing blocking artifacts. In certain embodiments, for a consecutive non-LDF region, extra smoothing can be imposed to suppress the visually severe blocking artifacts.

Abstract: An encoder includes circuitry configured to receive an input video, select a current frame identify a first sub-picture of the current frame to be encoded using a lossless encoding protocol, and encode the current frame, wherein encoding the current frame includes encoding the first sub-picture using the lossless encoding protocol.

Abstract: Various arrangements for using a positioning tag to facilitate control of a smart home device are presented herein. A communication sessions can be established between a control device and a positioning tag via a first device-to-device communication protocol. In response to a trigger event indicative of a user desiring to control the separate smart home device being detected, a positioning enablement message can be transmitted to the positioning tag via the first device-to-device communication protocol. A signal used for positioning is transmitted by the positioning tag using a second device-to-device communication protocol. Based on the received signal via the second device-to-device communication protocol, an interface that controls the smart home device is activated.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for fabricating analyzers, the method comprising providing a radiation manipulating material on a first surface of a flexible support; contacting a second surface of the flexible support to a permeable mold, wherein the mold has a first flexible support contact surface and a second surface; and applying negative pressure to the second side of the flexible support to cause the flexible support to conform to the first flexible support contact surface of the mold. Also provided is a system for fabricating crystal analyzers, the system comprising crystal structures reversibly attached to a flexible support; a porous mold reversibly contacting the flexible support, wherein the mold defines a topography; and a negative pressure applied to the flexible support to cause the crystal structures to conform to the topography.

Abstract: There is provided a photonic integrated circuit configured for low-coherence interferometry and in-field sensing. The photonic integrated circuit can include an opto-coupler that has a substrate substantially transparent to a specified wavelength of light and a waveguide configured to route a light beam having a center wavelength at the specified wavelength. The opto-coupler further includes a mirror disposed at an angle, and the mirror is disposed on an angled surface of the substrate, the angled surface being proximate to an output end of the waveguide. The opto-coupler further includes a beam forming element configured to collect light reflected from the mirror, and the waveguide and the mirror are integrated within the substrate.

Abstract: Garment display devices and methods of use are provided. The garment display device may comprise an attachment base comprising a left support arm and a right support arm and an anchor panel positioned between the left support arm and the right support arm. The anchor panel may be configured to be secured to a surface. The garment device may comprise a right primary arm plate rotatably attached to the right support arm and a left primary arm plate rotatably attached to the left support arm. The right and left primary arm plates may each comprise a plate support member comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, one or more side surfaces, and a recess within one of the lower or upper surfaces. The right and left primary arm plates may comprise an extender member. The extender member may be configured to be slidable within the recess.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system comprises a database configured to store at least one record, at least one network communication device, a storage device comprising instructions, and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform a method. The method may comprise receiving a fraud communication associated with a first primary account number, calculating one or more limitations associated with the first primary account number based on an account associated with the first primary account number, and storing a database record including the first primary account number, a new primary account number, and the limitation(s). The method may further comprise receiving a transaction request including a second primary account number, and comparing the second primary account number to the at least one record. The method may also comprise, based on the comparing, enabling the transaction request to proceed, declining the transaction, or disabling the first primary account number.

Abstract: This disclosure is in the field of mini-softgel capsules, particularly softgel capsules containing naproxen salt as an active ingredient. It relates generally to softgel capsules containing high concentration formulations of naproxen sodium.

Abstract: A device may include a processor, a wireless transceiver in communication with the processor, and a non-transitory memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform processing. The processing may include sending, by the wireless transceiver, a request to share a transaction to at least one external user device in communication range of the device. The processing may include receiving, at the wireless transceiver, at least one sharing confirmation from the at least one external user device. The processing may include generating a transaction request. The transaction request may include data describing the transaction and a transaction portion to be paid by an account associated with the device. The processing may include sending the transaction request to a transaction service for fulfillment.