Abstract: A non-flexible tubular attachment to convert a hand-held electric blower into a device for drying vehicles. The attachment includes a first end configured to mate with the hand-held electric blower and a second end in fluid communication with the blower to output air for drying a vehicle. A non-uniform internal air passageway extends from the first end to the second end.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that receives data from a machine-type communication (MTC) device located at a premises, determines an identifier for the MTC device; compares the identifier with a list of identifiers; and, responsive to determining that the MTC device is a listed device, transmits the data to a first network element remote from the premises. The device and the first network element do not receive data from devices at the premises generating human traffic communications (HTC). The first network element transmits the data to a second network element for aggregation and subsequent transmission to a cloud data facility comprising cloud storage. A data path from the device to the first network element, from the first network element to the second network element, and from the second network element to the cloud data facility forms a secure data path. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: A first device transmits a request message to a proxy device to forward to a second device. The request message includes a public key. The second device transmits a response message to the proxy device to forward to the first device. The response message includes a cryptographic nonce and is encrypted with the public key. The first device decrypts the response message, and generates a session key based on the nonce and a pre-shared password. The first device generates a session key and transmits a challenge response encrypted with the session key to the proxy device to forward to the second device. The second device generates the session key and decrypts the challenge response with the session key. Upon the second device confirming the challenge response such that a secure session is established, the first and second devices communicate with one another over the secure session.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices include a health parameter detection device. The device includes a platform with a measurement surface being a first surface. The measurement surface is operable to contact a target area of a user. The device includes one or more light sources disposed adjacent to the transparent material and operable to transmit light into the transparent material. Also, the device includes an interior mirror forming a first angle with the measurement surface; and/or a camera, such that the camera is operable to receive a scattered light caused by a frustrated total internal of reflection (FTIR) event occurring at the measurement surface and reflecting from the mirror. The platform can form part of at least one of a treadmill machine, an elliptical machine, a rowing machine, a stair stepping machine, or a leg press machine.

Abstract: A wind turbine assembly includes a falling weight system to store potential energy within the wind turbine assembly. The falling weight system utilizes a pair of gears that can rotate to raise and lower weights within a cavity of the tower section. In addition, an assembly ring that is configured to climb a tower section of a wind turbine assembly may be used to assemble a wind turbine assembly or to perform maintenance on wind turbine assemblies. In some examples, a ballast weight system utilizing a ballast weight tank that lowers by being filled with water may be used to input rotational energy into a generator to create electricity.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for controlling pests are provided. The methods involve transforming organisms with a nucleic acid sequence encoding an insecticidal protein. In particular, the nucleic acid sequences are useful for preparing plants and microorganisms that possess insecticidal activity. Thus, transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, plant tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions are insecticidal nucleic acids and proteins of bacterial species. The sequences find use in the construction of expression vectors for subsequent transformation into organisms of interest including plants, as probes for the isolation of other homologous (or partially homologous) genes. The pesticidal proteins find use in controlling, inhibiting growth or killing Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, Dipteran, fungal, Hemipteran and nematode pest populations and for producing compositions with insecticidal activity.

Abstract: A system operable via communications over a digital data network. The system includes a user computer communicatively connected to the digital data network. The user computer includes a processor, memory, and an input device. The system also includes an app program of the user computer stored in the memory for controlling the processor, a server computer communicatively connected to the digital data network, and a database of real property identities and weightage values communicatively connected to the server computer. The app program receives an input and communicates the input to the server computer, the server computer searches the database and calculates a respective score for each of the real property identities corresponding to the input, sends to the computer the real property identities and each of the respective score. The weightage values may but need not necessarily relate to personality types of dominant, compliant, influencing and steady.

Abstract: Systems and methods for automatic removal for selected training data from a dataset are provided. Systems and methods are provided for identifying portions of radar data that contain information that is not present in camera and/or lidar data. The identified portions of the radar data can be processed by a neural network to provide the additional information. The identified parts of the radar data can then be processed while the remaining parts of the radar data remain unprocessed. In various examples, features can be extracted from identified regions of the radar data using a neural network and fused with camera and/or lidar features. In some examples, the fused features can be used for object detection.

Abstract: A method for operating a hybrid energy network comprising a plurality of power sources is described. After receiving information indicating predicted operating conditions of the hybrid energy network, the values of one or more constraints associated with an objective function that defines a relationship between a plurality of performance parameters associated with the hybrid energy network may be updated. Using a quantum computing system, an optimal value of each of the plurality of performance parameters may be determined. Based on the optimal values of each of the plurality of performance parameters, an operating plan for the hybrid energy network may be determined. Adjustments may be made to at least one of power sources according to the generated operating plan.

Abstract: Systems and methods for power consumption measurement of pool or spa equipment using a pool automation controller are provided. An example pool automation controller includes inductance coils configured to measure a current induced by an alternating-current (“AC”) electrical input, control devices configured to control power directed to one or more pieces of pool or spa equipment electrically connected to the AC electrical input, and a computing device. The computing device instructs one or more processors to perform operations including identifying a piece of pool or spa equipment based on a status of a control device. The operations further include receiving information about one or more induced currents from the inductance coils. The operations further include determining a power consumption by the piece of pool or spa equipment based on the one or more induced currents. The operations further include outputting the power consumption.

Abstract: A method includes receiving training data that includes unspoken text utterances and un-transcribed non-synthetic speech utterances. Each unspoken text utterance is not paired with any corresponding spoken utterance of non-synthetic speech. Each un-transcribed non-synthetic speech utterance is not paired with a corresponding transcription. The method also includes generating a corresponding synthetic speech representation for each unspoken textual utterance of the received training data using a text-to-speech model. The method also includes pre-training an audio encoder on the synthetic speech representations generated for the unspoken textual utterances and the un-transcribed non-synthetic speech utterances to teach the audio encoder to jointly learn shared speech and text representations.

Abstract: Various arrangements are presented for performing a hierarchical application launch of an application. A requests to register one or more smart home devices can be received in association with a user account. The smart home devices can be mapped to the user account based on receiving the requests. An application that is mapped to the user account may be launched; the application can analyze the one or more smart home devices registered to the user account and a user interface hierarchy. Based on analyzing the one or more smart home devices registered to the user account and the user interface hierarchy, an initial launch interface can be selected and output for presentation.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and method for selecting and applying configurations for wireless communications of a UE device based on a location. The system can include a processor to detect a wireless network of an access point (AP) configured to support wireless communication according to a plurality of configurations. The processor can identify, based at least on a plurality of weights for a plurality of modes for geolocation determination, a mode of the plurality of modes corresponding to a weight of the plurality of weights. The processor can determine a geolocation of the AP using the mode and the weight and select, based at least on the geolocation of the AP, a configuration of the plurality of configurations to use for wireless communication with the AP.

Abstract: Polymeric tubing, for use with catheters or other medical devices, where the polymeric tubing includes one or more functional lumens within a wall of the tubing.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling traffic flow along an arterial. The systems comprise a data processing apparatus configured to: monitor traffic light control signals (TLCSs) used to control traffic lights at intersection(s) and traffic delays occurring at intersection(s) at a time when the traffic lights are being controlled by TLCSs; access a hybrid model comprising a first linear term corresponding to an instance of traffic delays, a second linear term corresponding to a concurrent instance of TLCSs, and a nonlinear function defining a nonlinear relationship between the instance of the traffic delays and a previous instance of TLCSs; use the hybrid module to predict traffic delays at intersection(s) based on the traffic control signals and the traffic delays; determine, based on TLCSs and the traffic delays, traffic control signals that cause the predicted traffic delays to decrease; and cause the traffic lights to be controlled using the traffic control signals.

Abstract: A method and stand-alone composite power station having multiple power sources including one or more photovoltaic panels, wind turbines, and/or generators, detached from a utility grid. The composite power station supplies power to the composite energy storage arrangement for supplying power to equipment, vehicles, and/or power consumers. The power station includes a composite energy storage arrangement having at least one stationary element and at least one mobile element. A composite power import processing arrangement supplies power to at least one of the stationary element and the mobile element under allocation control of a composite power import allocation arrangement, and a composite power export processing arrangement supplies power from at least one stationary element and mobile element under allocation control of a composite power export allocation arrangement for downstream use by a vehicle, equipment, and/or power consumer.

Abstract: The invention provides a compact electromagnetic (EM) combo machine formed of a generator portion and a motor portion providing electrical power generation and actuation of a rotating or displacing shaft. The EM combo machine can be immersed in a flowing fluid. A turbine coupled to the generator portion can rotate a rotor on the generator portion. The generator portion that generates electrical power can be electrically directly coupled to the motor portion that actuates devices and can be within a single package. The speed of the motor portion can be controlled with a braking technique that includes a controlled electrical load. Any required relative rotational speed in revolutions per minute can be achieved by optimizing the number of poles of the motor portion compared to the generator portion. The possible combinations of radial flux and an axial flux designs for the EM combo machine provides added flexibility.

Abstract: A solar panel array is disclosed which utilizes a frame, a plurality of telescoping arms, a plurality of solar panels supported by said telescoping arms, and a control system. These components work together to provide a solar panel array that can expand and contract and is designed for use on a vehicle or automobile. The solar panel array is intended to provide a substantial amount of electrical energy to the vehicle's propulsion system, recharge the vehicle's batteries, and power auxiliary systems.

Abstract: A centralized occupancy detection system enables monitoring of multiple seats, or more generally, multiple stations, with a single sensor. One illustrative vehicle includes: one or more stations each configured to accommodate an occupant of the vehicle, a radar-reflective surface, and a radar transceiver configured to use the radar-reflective surface to detect an occupant of at least one of the stations. Another illustrative vehicle includes: multiple stations to each accommodate an occupant of the vehicle, and a radar transceiver configured to examine each of the multiple stations to determine whether that station has an occupant.

Abstract: A vehicle for delivering a plurality of packages disposed in a plurality of bins is described. The vehicle includes a grid of a plurality of motorized tiles configured to enable movement of the plurality of bins within the vehicle. The vehicle further includes a robotic arm disposed at a vehicle rear portion. The robotic arm may be configured to load or unload a bin to or from the grid of the plurality of motorized tiles. The robotic arm may be attached to a linear actuator that is configured to move the robotic arm in a vehicle interior portion.