Abstract: The present invention is directed to heat stable food ingredient compositions, ready to eat substantially sealed filled food products incorporating them, and methods of manufacturing said food products. Such food ingredient compositions include fillings which may be incorporated within one or more other components of a complex food prior to any of a variety of cooking steps required to manufacture various ready to eat filled food products from such components.

Abstract: A transvaginal lift device that includes a speculum having an upper vane and a lower vane. The upper and lower vanes are each elongate with a front end and a rear end. Further, the upper and lower vanes are attached at the rear end such that the two vanes move between a closed position and an open position. Specifically, the upper vane has an opening/window configured to allow prolapsed tissue to protrude through the opening/window into an interior portion of the speculum. A suturing instrument includes a needle cannula and a suture. The suturing instrument is attached to the speculum. Furthermore, the suturing instrument is configured to place the suture in the prolapsed tissue protruding through the opening/window.

Abstract: A propulsion arbitration system for a vehicle includes a vehicle processor configured to store vehicle data including vehicle event data and propulsion request data. The propulsion arbitration system also includes a vehicle processor configured to store vehicle data including vehicle event data and propulsion request data. The vehicle processor is also configured to determine a priority of a propulsion request based on one or more of vehicle event data and the propulsion request data. The vehicle processor is also configured to activate a propulsion request based on the determined priority of the propulsion request data.

Abstract: The invention is a method for treating patients with Parkinson's disease by orally administering a controlled release levodopa formulation and the method provides an improvement of a patient's total post-dose “Off” time, total post dose “On” time and total post dose “Good On” time compared to post-dose of treatment regimens with oral immediate release levodopa tablets.

Abstract: The present invention relates to liquid pharmaceutical compositions of clonidine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Preferably, the liquid pharmaceutical compositions are suitable for oral administration, and are stable for extended periods of time. More specifically, stable liquid pharmaceutical compositions of clonidine at concentrations of 1 ?g/mL or more are provided. The present invention further relates to stable oral liquid compositions of clonidine, methods for their administration, processes for their production, and use of these compositions for treatment of diseases treatable by clonidine.

Abstract: A modular compartment assembly comprising a base, a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a top wall situated parallel to the base, wherein the first sidewall is connected to the top wall at a first end of the top wall and the second sidewall is connected to the top wall at a second end of the top wall, the top wall comprising an activity mat, at least one mobility module located on a surface of the base and extending in a direction opposite of the first sidewall, a compartment area, wherein the compartment area is configured to receive at least one modular tool partition and at least one modular block located on an outer surface of the modular compartment assembly, the at least one modular block comprising at least one engagement feature removably attached to an outer surface of the modular compartment assembly.

Abstract: Methods and systems for robotically painting an object are provided. In one example, the method includes providing a scanner-robot arrangement. The scanner-robot arrangement includes a 3-D scanner, a robot, and at least one processor. The object is detected and an area to be painted is determined with the 3-D scanner in communication with the at least one processor. An applicator is held offset from the area of the object with the robot in communication with the at least one processor. The applicator is in fluid communication with a paint source that contains paint. The applicator is moved relative to the area of the object with the robot in communication with the at least one processor while depositing the paint from the applicator onto the area of the object.

Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed that use super-resolution (SR) processes to use information from a plurality of low resolution (LR) images captured by an array camera to produce a synthesized higher resolution image. One embodiment includes obtaining input images using the plurality of imagers, using a microprocessor to determine an initial estimate of at least a portion of a high resolution image using a plurality of pixels from the input images, and using a microprocessor to determine a high resolution image that when mapped through the forward imaging transformation matches the input images to within at least one predetermined criterion using the initial estimate of at least a portion of the high resolution image.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to credit unidentified media are disclosed. Disclosed example apparatus include a database updater to store a first group of signatures representative of unidentified media in a database, the first group of signatures obtained from a first media meter to monitor a first media presentation device, the first group of signatures associated with a first media exposure category based on media source information reported by the first media meter. Disclosed example apparatus also include a media comparator to compare a second group of signatures with the first group of signatures, the second group of signatures obtained from a second media meter to monitor a second media presentation device. Disclosed example apparatus further include a reporter to credit media exposure represented by the second group of signatures to the first media exposure category when the second group of signatures matches the first group of signatures.

Abstract: Presented are battery assemblies containing long prismatic cells with interleaved gas manifolds and electrical busbars, methods for making/using such battery assemblies, and vehicles equipped with such battery assemblies. A prismatic battery assembly includes multiple stacks of prismatic battery cells that are located inside of and extend longitudinally across a rigid and insulated assembly housing. Each battery cell includes a prism-shaped cell can that contains one or more electrochemical cells. Located at one or both lateral ends of each cell can are a cell vent and a pair of electrical terminals. Electrically connected to the battery cell terminals is an electrical busbar that is located inside the assembly housing, either between the cell stacks or laterally outboard of the cell stacks. Fluidly connected to the battery cell vents is a gas manifold that is located inside the assembly housing, either between the cell stacks or laterally outboard of the cell stacks.

Abstract: A voltage regulator is described for use in high power delivery applications, including notebook computers, ultra-book computers, and electric vehicles. The voltage regulator is configured with multiphase current and constant on-time (COT) control. The voltage regulator can be configured with adaptive on-time control with zero undershoot in the output voltage signal, in response to a dynamic load. The multiphase current source can be configured with adjustable current share gain to provide a democratic current balance method. A method of operating the voltage regulator can be compatible with analog, digital, and hybrid implementations.

Abstract: A lighting device, such as a light-emitting diode (LED) light source, may operate in an interim operable state to avoid and/or prevent undesirable characteristics in the light emitted by the lighting device (e.g., strobing and/or flickering of a brightness of the light and/or shifting or change of a color of the light). When operating in a normal state, the control circuit may determine if a measured value of a first operational characteristic (e.g., a forward voltage of an emitter of the lighting device) is outside of a range and operate in the interim operable state if the measured value of the first operational characteristic is outside of the range. When operating in the interim operable state, the control circuit may adjust a drive current for the emitter in response to a measured value of a second operational characteristic (e.g., a forward voltage of a detector of the lighting device).

Abstract: A remote control device for controlling lighting devices may be configured to detect an excessive user interaction (e.g., a continued user interaction) and reduce a number of command messages that are being transmitted to prevent the lighting devices from producing undesirable visual effects. The remote control device may comprise a user interface (e.g., that may include a rotation portion, such as a rotary knob) and a processor configured to receive an indication of a user interaction via the user interface. The processor may periodically transmit command messages at a transmission frequency in response to a continued user interaction, where each of the command messages comprise a respective command for adjusting to a respective lighting level. The processor may also start a usage timer in response to receiving the indication of the user interaction, and decrease the transmission frequency in response to the usage timer exceeding a usage threshold.

Abstract: A smokeless fire pit may include a fire pit base, a top rim, an ash tray assembly, and a cylindrical chamber wall. The fire pit base defines an interior region and defines a plurality of apertures that provide air passageways for air to flow from outside of the fire pit base and into the interior region defined by the fire pit base. The fire pit is configured to provide a primary air flow from the plurality of apertures at the fire pit base, into the interior region, and through the ash tray assembly into a burn chamber defined by the cylindrical chamber wall. Further, the fire pit is configured to provide a secondary air flow from the plurality of apertures at the fire pit base, into the interior region, and through a plurality of holes defined by the cylindrical chamber wall into the burn chamber near the top rim.

Abstract: Innovations in use of chroma quantization parameter (“QP”) offsets when determining a control parameter for deblock filtering. For example, as part of encoding, an encoder sets a picture-level chroma QP offset and slice-level chroma QP offset for encoding of a slice of a picture. The encoder also performs deblock filtering of at least part of the slice, where derivation of a control parameter considers only the picture-level chroma QP offset. The encoder outputs at least part of a bitstream including the encoded content. As part of decoding, a corresponding decoder sets a picture-level chroma QP offset and a slice-level chroma QP offset for decoding of a slice of a picture, but derivation of a control parameter for deblock filtering considers only the picture-level chroma QP offset.

Abstract: A method of providing an oral care regimen kit includes packaging an oral care system in a packaging unit. The packaging unit includes the oral care system comprising a toothbrush and an oral fluid container. The packaging unit also includes a clip configured to engage a first portion of the oral care system such that the toothbrush cannot be depressed into the oral fluid container while the oral care system is engaged by the clip. The method also includes enclosing the packaging unit in a wrapper.

Abstract: A wrench assembly for a machine includes a wrench base including a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The wrench base defines a first central opening extending from the first surface to the second surface and a slot extending from at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The wrench assembly also includes an insert removably coupled to the wrench base. The insert includes a third surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface. The insert defines a second central opening extending from the third surface to the fourth surface. The second central opening is adapted to receive a portion of a component associated with the machine. The insert is received within the slot in the wrench base. The wrench assembly further includes a plurality of fastening elements that removably couple the insert with the wrench base.

Abstract: Metadata for highlights of a video stream is extracted from card images embedded in the video stream. The highlights may be segments of a video stream, such as a broadcast of a sporting event, that are of particular interest to one or more users. Card images embedded in video frames of the video stream are identified and processed to extract text. The text characters may be recognized by applying a machine-learned model trained with a set of characters extracted from card images embedded in sports television programming contents. The training set of character vectors may be pre-processed to maximize metric distance between the training set members. The text may be interpreted to obtain the metadata. The metadata may be stored in association with the portion of the video stream. The metadata may provide information regarding the highlights, and may be presented concurrently with playback of the highlights.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to a generative model for generating inorganic material candidates, such as crystalline structures. One example provides a method, comprising training an unconditional generative model using a dataset of stable periodic material structures, the unconditional generative model comprising a diffusion model. The training comprises learning the diffusion model to iteratively noise the stable periodic material structures of the dataset towards a random periodic structure by noising atom types of atoms in the periodic material structure, noising fractional coordinates of the atoms in the periodic material structure, and noising a lattice of the periodic material structure. The method further comprises using the trained unconditional generative model to generate a material structure by iteratively denoising an initial structure sampled from a random distribution.

Abstract: A method for generating tokens for use in an email-based e-commerce transaction between third party vendor and a customer that is facilitated by a payment server is disclosed. The method may comprise generating a token for use with an email checkout, wherein the token comprises a customer name, and customer email address. The processor may generate an email message for at least one recipient, the email message including a mailto hyperlink including the token, wherein the mailto hyperlink generates an email response message addressed to the payment server including the token. The method may comprise receiving a notification from the payment server indicating that the at least one recipient that the email response message was successfully received by the payment server and the email-based e-commerce transaction is successful.