Abstract: A food holder for use with a cooking appliance, such as a toaster or oven. Sidewalls of the holder that define a space in which a food item is received. The sidewalls may be secured by engagement features, e.g., components that can be plastically deformed to secure portions of the sidewall relative to each other. A handle attached to the sidewalls may have a grip portion that is movable relative to a sidewall to which the handle is attached, e.g., by bending a portion of the handle. Lateral end walls and/or a bottom wall can be pleated or otherwise arranged to accommodate movement of the sidewalls towards each other, e.g., when compressing a food item between the sidewalls.

Abstract: A solar module racking system including a frame. The frame includes pre-wired receptacles for rapid assembly of solar modules. The frame receives and mechanically supports each solar module. The frame arranges the solar modules in a first planar direction, in a second planar direction, and in a vertical direction that is normal to the first and second planar directions. Each pre-wired receptacles individually and electrically connect each of the solar modules after insertion of that module into the frame. The solar module racking system provides a 2 by 1 by 1 configuration or a 1 by 2 by 1 configuration for the plurality of solar modules corresponding to the first planar direction, the second planar direction, and the vertical direction. A first module and a second module are arranged in the first planar direction or the second planar direction, respectively.

Abstract: The disclosure provides a controller and server combination, which implements a set of software programs to control a booster pump system. In a preferred embodiment, the software derives quadratic models for the pump performance curves, and the system curve. The system monitors the flow rate of the system, the pump performance curve model and the system curve model to adjust the drive frequency and the number of active pumps to meet flow rate demand efficiency.

Abstract: An evaporator air cooler having vertically stackable major components. A water reservoir is located within the bottom panel of the housing. A filtered media is positioned generally above the water reservoir. A fan is positioned above the water reservoir and the filter media. In this manner, the footprint of the unit is minimized. The warm air intake and the cool air discharge are located on the same side of the housing so that the unit may be placed against a wall thereby further minimizing the footprint. Automated controls are included to monitor temperature and humidity than oscillate the vertical louvers.

Abstract: A computing system is provided, including one or more processing devices. The one or more processing devices are configured to receive quantum circuit parameters including a code parameter of an error correction code and a number of T gates included in a quantum circuit. The one or more processing devices are further configured to receive respective decoder parameters of each of a plurality of candidate decoders. The decoder parameters include a physical noise rate of a plurality of physical qubits at which the quantum circuit is configured to be executed and a stopping time of the candidate decoder. The one or more processing devices are further configured to compute respective spacetime costs of the candidate decoders based on the quantum circuit parameters and the decoder parameters. The one or more processing devices are further configured to output a selection of a lowest-spacetime-cost decoder for implementation at a quantum computing device.

Abstract: A method for attaching a terminal pin to a circuit trace on an electronic substrate. The method includes disposing the electronic substrate on a stage, placing a terminal pin on the circuit trace on the electronic substrate, and directing ultrasound energy generated by a sonotrode to a base region of the terminal pin placed on the circuit trace. The ultrasound energy couples the base region to the circuit trace.

Abstract: A power supply signal conditioning system includes a power supply, one or more loads, and a drive-sense circuit (DSC). The power supply is operably coupled to one or more loads. When enabled, the power supply configured to output a power supply signal having a DC (direct current) voltage component and a ripple voltage component that is based on conversion of an AC (alternating current) signal in accordance with generating the power supply signal. The DSC is operably coupled to the power supply. When enabled, the DSC is configured simultaneously to sense the power supply signal and, based on sensing of the power supply signal, adaptively to process the power supply signal in accordance with reducing or eliminating the ripple voltage component of the power supply signal to generate a conditioned power supply signal to service the one or more loads.

Abstract: A head covering air filtering device comprising a rigid component comprising a transparent face shield, a fabric component, wherein the rigid component and the fabric component combine to cover an entire head of a user and form a seal around the user's neck. The device further comprises an intake filter to filter all intake air entering the device, an exhaust filter to filter all exhaust air exiting the device, and an air mover causing intake air to enter the device and exhaust air to exit the device.

Abstract: Fiber-based composite material for use in an automated packaging formation and padded mailers and corresponding systems and methods are provided herein. A fiber-based composite includes a fiber-based liner defining a liner width and a fiber-based padding defining a first surface and a second surface attached to the backing material to provide cushioning for items within a mailer. The fiber-based padding defines a padding width which is less than the liner width thereby defining a first liner overhang and a second liner overhang. A heat seal material is disposed on the first surface of the fiber-based padding, the first liner overhang and the second liner overhang to aid in heat seal formation between opposite surfaces when used to form a package. The heat seal material may, in some cases, includes an anti-stick additive.

Abstract: A mounting system secures a component in a tubular, which includes a compression element and an annular flow guide. The flow guide is attached to the component by a threaded connection. The compression collar and flow guide have complementary profiles on their respective inner and outer surfaces, which when the compression collar is coaxially urged along the outer surface of the flow guide, the compression collar is radially expanded into compressive engagement with an inner surface of the tubular. A thrust ring threads onto the flow guide, and when rotated, abuts an end of the compression collar to urge the compression collar along the flow guide. The compression collar is rotatable with respect to the flow guide, and includes fingers that register with pockets on an outer housing of the component. Registering the fingers and pockets resists loosening of the threaded connection between the flow guide and component.

Abstract: In an embodiment, a method is provided that includes obtaining sensor data for a vehicle having an energy storage system that is configured provide power for a home under certain conditions; obtaining home data as to a plurality of characteristics that pertain to power requirements for the home; and calculating, via a processor, a discharge time for the energy storage system based on the sensor data for the vehicle and the plurality of characteristics of the home.

Abstract: An electrode can comprise a plurality of flexible longitudinal electroconductive protrusions which deform when pressed against a person's head. Proximal ends of the protrusions are adjacent to each other and have a first degree of curvature in a pre-deformation configuration. Proximal ends of the protrusions are apart from each other and have a second degree of curvature in a post-deformation configuration. The proximal-divergence of the ends of the protrusions enables them to slide between strands of hair to enable good electrical communication with the surface of the person's head.

Abstract: A wireless communication device for use in a load control system for controlling one or more electrical loads may comprise a counterpoise, a first and second antennas, a RF communication circuit and a control circuit. The two antennas may be oriented differently and spaced apart from each other. For example, the first antenna may extend perpendicularly from the counterpoise while the second antenna extends in a plane substantially parallel to the counterpoise. The first antenna may extend from the counterpoise at a point substantially central to the counterpoise while the second antenna may extend along a perimeter of the counterpoise. The RF communication circuit may transmit wireless signals via the first and second antennas. The control circuit may cause the RF communication circuit to transmit a first wireless signal in a first time slot and a second wireless signal in a second time slot.

Abstract: Aspects of the present application comprise an edge-based polymorphic network and associated agentless security solutions. Present systems and methods may effectively shapeshift the network through network topology management, node templates, link templates, and network packet manipulation. Using agentless techniques, the network may be reshaped when attacks are detected in a manner that impacts only the attacker, and an agentless color theory security solution may be used to dynamically protect network traffic.

Abstract: A system for managing video content using a channel manifest publisher.

Abstract: A specialized audio/instrument cable with built-in digital signal processing capabilities that adds digital audio sampling capabilities that allows the user to trigger synthesized sounds or virtual musical instruments from within the cable itself to affect the sound generated from an instrument or microphone such that the cable is the only connection needed between the instrument or microphone and an output device. Using voice recognition, the specialized cable can select an audio effects chain algorithm and/or sampled sound algorithm extrapolated from a musical digital audio fingerprint (MDAF) created from a desired musician's instrument to alter the sound of the input instrument's audio.

Abstract: A two-wire load control device may be configured to compute an accurate estimate of real-time power consumption by a load that is electrically connected to, and controlled by, the two-wire load control device. The load control device may be adapted to measure a voltage drop across the device during a first portion of a half-cycle of an AC waveform provided to the device. The device may be further configured to estimate a voltage drop across the load during the second portion of the half-cycle. The estimated voltage drop may be based on the measured voltage drop. The device may be further configured to measure a current supplied to the load during a second portion of the half-cycle. The device may be configured to estimate power consumed by the load based on the measured current and the estimated voltage drop.

Abstract: A method executed on data processing hardware and including displaying, on a display in communication with the data processing hardware, a user interface for a chat session between a user and a chatbot, the user interface including a plurality of entries input by the user and a plurality of corresponding responses from the chatbot. The method also includes receiving, in the user interface, a user input indication indicating selection of a particular entry of the plurality of entries, the particular entry being other than a last entry of the plurality of entries. The method further includes receiving, in the user interface, a new entry input by the user for an additional entry associated with the particular entry. The method additionally includes based on the additional entry associated with the particular entry, causing the chatbot to update one or more of the plurality of corresponding responses from the chatbot.

Abstract: A method for generating a probability for a first action of a sporting event by implementing a feature set, the method including: obtaining an initial set of data relating to the first action of a sporting event, the initial set of data including at least a position of a first player on a surface and a position of a target area on the surface; generating, by a machine learning model, an initial projected scoring probability based on the initial set of data; generating a feature set relating to the sporting event; and modifying, by the machine learning model, the initial projected scoring probability to an updated scoring probability using the feature set.

Abstract: Systems and methods for deploying machine learning models trained on synthetic data generated based on a predicted future data drift are described herein. In some aspects, the system analyzes data profiles that include snapshots of data from different points in time from the same data stream to predict a future data drift. The system generates synthetic data based on the previous data profiles. The system determines, based on a first and second data profile, that a first data drift exceeds a threshold and updates a machine learning model. The system determines a predicted data drift and generates a synthetic snapshot of the data stream corresponding to a time in the future. The system generates a speculative machine learning model from updating the first updated machine learning model based on the synthetic snapshot. The system deploys the speculative machine learning model to replace the first updated machine learning model.