Abstract: Coating compositions, methods of producing a cured coating, and articles coated with a cured coating are provided. In an exemplary embodiment, a coating composition includes a crosslinking agent, an acrylic resin, a catalyst, and a catalyst blocker that blocks the catalyst. The crosslinking agent includes an alkylated melamine, and the acrylic resin has a hydroxyl value of from about 5 to about 110 milligrams potassium hydroxide per gram of acrylic resin. The catalyst includes a sulfonic acid, and the catalyst blocker includes an amine with a boiling point of about 300 degrees Celsius or higher.

Abstract: A system including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing computing instructions that, when executed on the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform: determining that a respective number of totes for a respective order of one or more orders can be reduced; reducing, using an infeasible totes loop, the respective number of the totes for the respective order to a respective reduced number of the totes; executing, as part of the infeasible totes loop, an item search; running the item search until a predefined number of iterations is reached; generating directions for a route of a pick walk based on a map of a retail facility; and facilitating displaying, on an electronic device, the route of the pick walk on the map of the retail facility. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle charging system including a charging port having a charging tray having a charging receptacle disposed thereon, wherein the charging tray can be moved between a stored position, where the charging tray and charging receptacle are disposed within a body of the electric vehicle, and a charging position where the charging receptacle is exposed from the electric vehicle body to receive a charging plug of an external electric vehicle charging station.

Abstract: A method for transcoding a digital video stream that includes transcoding using a transcoder a video stream that includes presentation time stamps for the video stream together with an audio stream that includes presentation time stamps for the audio stream in a manner that modifies the presentation time stamps for the video stream in a manner such that a plurality of first values for presentation time stamps for a first set of video frames of the video stream are modified to a plurality of second values for presentation time stamps for the second set of video frames. The audio stream includes embedded first values for presentation time stamps in a first location. The method includes determining an offset of the second values of the second set of presentation time stamps of the transcoded video stream based upon the first values of the set of presentation time stamps embedded in the audio stream from the transcoder.

Abstract: Sulfonated polystyrene fibers having an average diameter from 450 nm to 2000 nm and a capacity from 0.05 meq/g to 2.0 meq/g.

Abstract: A retaining wall block having a false joint and a system of retaining wall blocks. The retaining wall block includes a body having a first textured surface and a second textured surface and a false joint dividing the first and second textured surface. The false joint can have a depth divided by the width greater than two inches. The false joint can have an interior angle of less than ten degrees. The system includes a plurality of retaining wall blocks and a first course of retaining wall blocks engaged with a second course of retaining wall blocks below. Each block in the system comprising a front face having a first textured surface and a second textured surface and a false joint dividing the first and second textured surface. The false joint can extend a predetermined depth of a third surface.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to printing a gaming piece. In accordance with one aspect, an apparatus includes a processor configured to a) render a 3-dimensional (3D) character to generate a rendered character piece, b) render a scene to generate a rendered scene, and c) combine the rendered scene and the rendered character piece to generate a combination; a memory coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store data of the scene, the rendered scene; the 3D character and the rendered character piece; and an interconnection databus coupling the processor to the memory. Also disclosed is rendering a 3-dimensional (3D) character to generate a rendered character piece; rendering a scene to generate a rendered scene; and combining the rendered scene and the rendered character piece to generate a combination.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. In one example, an electric truck with an electric tailgate is disclosed.

Abstract: Biosensing measurements (e.g., heart rate, pupil size, cognitive load, stress level, etc.) are communicated in the context of events that occurred concurrently with the biosensing measurements. The biosensing measurements and the contextual events can be presented in real-time or as historical summaries. Such presentations allow users to easily gain useful insights into which specific events triggered which specific physiological responses in users. Therefore, the present concepts more effectively communicate insights that can be used to change user behavior, modify workflow, design improved products or services, enhance user satisfaction and wellbeing, increase productivity and revenue, and eliminate negative impacts on user's emotions and mental state.

Abstract: An agricultural windrower system includes one or more processing circuits. The one or more processing circuits are configured to acquire load signals from a load sensor at a certain frequency regarding a load at a frame mount of a merger system for an agricultural windrower as crop material is deposited by an endless conveyor of the merger system in a strip on a ground surface, determine a mass of the crop material conveyed by the merger system based at least partially on the load signals, determine a crop yield based at least partially on the mass of crop material, and provide a yield signal corresponding to the crop yield of the crop material deposited in the strip. The certain frequency is based on a period of time for half a rotation of the endless conveyor.

Abstract: A passive optical network system having a node that is optically coupled to optical line terminals (OLTs), and that is optically coupled to optical network units (ONUs). The node includes at least one fiber link module (FLM), each FLM including an upstream multiplex conversion device (MCD), and a downstream MCD. The upstream MCD receives an upstream optical signal from the ONUs, converts the upstream optical signal to an upstream electrical signal, and transmits a regenerated upstream optical signal to the OLTs. The downstream MCD receives a downstream optical signal from the OLTs, converts the downstream optical signal to a downstream electrical signal, and transmits a regenerated downstream optical signal to the ONUs.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for novel uses and/or improvements in application or service authentication for a provider of disparate applications and/or services using blockchain technology. As one example, a method and a system are described herein for a unified user device authentication mechanism across multiple lines of service using cryptographic tokens. The system may receive, as part of a login request from a user, an address associated with a cryptography-based storage application, a cryptographic signature, and an identifier associated with a cryptographic token. The system may verify that the cryptographic token is valid and that the cryptography-based storage application controls the cryptographic token to grant the user access to the application or line of service.

Abstract: Implementations of a packaging system may include a wafer; and a curvature adjustment structure coupled thereto where the curvature adjustment structure may be configured to alter a curvature of a largest planar surface of the wafer.

Abstract: System and methods are provided for effecting user experience in an electronic game environment through use of virtual currency or vCoins. In a multi-level game, the systems and methods include memory for storing information on game play, the information including input received from the user, information relating to levels within the multi-level game and game display information for output to the user. A processor is coupled to the memory for generating game play information, preferably including game play with virtual money. The virtual money is acquired through game play or cash purchase. The virtual money is convertible into a non-cash good comprising advancement to another level within the game.

Abstract: A pet garment includes a first portion configured to cover a back of a pet, and a second portion fixedly coupled to the first portion. The second portion includes two leg openings configured to receive front legs of the pet, and the second portion is configured to cover a portion of a neck and chest of the pet. There is a collar fixedly coupled to the first portion and second portion. The collar is configured to extend around a portion of a neck of the pet. A zipper is coupled to the collar and first portion. The zipper extends from the collar and along a portion of a length of the first portion. The collar includes a cover releasably covering a portion of the zipper that extends along the collar.

Abstract: A method of controlling an automatic swimming pool cleaner includes comparing characteristics of at least two similar electromechanical devices of the automatic swimming pool cleaner to establish a normal relationship between the at least two similar electromechanical devices. The method includes identifying abnormal behavior of the automatic swimming pool cleaner based on a divergence from the normal relationship.

Abstract: One or more examples provide an electric vehicle or a device for use with an electric vehicle, including an electric vehicle charging system and method. At least one example provides an electric vehicle having a primary power system and a secondary power system.

Abstract: A retractable tow reel assembly for an off-road vehicle, the assembly including a bracket having a pair of opposing uprights and mountable to an off-road vehicle, a reel adapted to be held by the bracket when mounted to the vehicle and effective for holding a tow rope, the reel including a shaft and a pair of opposing drum ends having a diameter greater than the diameter of the connecting shaft, and a tow rope having an eye end and a free end, where the eye end is threaded around the shaft, where the shaft has a first end and a second end, and where the first end of the shaft may be released from the first drum end and exposed to facilitate threading of the rope eye over the shaft without releasing the second end of the shaft from the second drum end.

Abstract: A longitudinal adjuster may have one pair of rails and a drive device for the pair of rails. The pair of rails has a first rail and a second rail, on which the first rail is guided displaceably. The drive device has a geared motor with an output shaft, a motor, a gear unit, a spindle, and a coupling arrangement for coupling the spindle and the output shaft. The spindle is mounted rotatably about a spindle axis. The coupling arrangement may have a flexible coupling which is connected in a form-fitting and/or force-fitting manner on the one hand to a spindle end and on the other hand to a shaft end of the output shaft and is designed to damp vibrations and/or to compensate for an offset between the spindle end and the shaft end. A vehicle seat may have the longitudinal adjuster.

Abstract: A snapshot event is received. The snapshot event is a snapshot of data that was sampled based on a snapshot metric. For example, the snapshot event may be a number of user logins (the data) over a specific time period (the snapshot metric). A destination analytical database is determined for the snapshot event. The snapshot event may then be sent to a queue. The snapshot event is then sent to the destination analytical database and stored in the destination analytical database.