Abstract: Electro-magnetic devices are provided, having conductive elements and leads of multiple thicknesses. Templates are provided for making electro-magnetic devices, formed by an extrusion process, a skiving process, a swaging process, 3D printing, or a machining process. The multi-thickness electro-magnetic devices may comprise a conductive element having an increased thickness area, and one or more leads having at least one decreased thickness area, having a thickness less than the increased thickness area. An electro-magnetic device may be provided comprising a conductive element having an increased thickness encased in a body formed from a core material, and leads or lead portions connected to the conductive element having a decreased thickness.

Abstract: A system for dynamically controlling an echo canceler includes a processor programmed to receive audio data from an audio sensor, to determine a present type of noise in the received audio data, based on the present type of noise, to determine a number of taps to be removed from an echo canceler, and to execute the echo canceler with a reduced number of taps based on the number of taps to be removed.

Abstract: A wearable feline waste collector includes a feline diaper assembly comprising a body portion comprising a front portion and a rear portion defining a diaper opening sized to at least accommodate a feline's tail, anus, and urinary outlet and having a nadir. Girth straps connected to the rear portion have respective fasteners. Shoulder straps connected to the front portion have respective fasteners. Each of the fasteners are configured to attach to any other one of the fasteners. The assembly is shaped and sized to form a removable harness for a feline. A feline diaper is attached to the diaper opening and is shaped in a pouch comprising an entry aperture and an interior pocket having a bottom that, responsive to the diaper being attached to the diaper opening and the assembly being worn by the feline, the bottom is lower to ground than the nadir.

Abstract: Embodiments of a leno weave mesh of the present invention generally include a plurality of high-temperature weft yarns, high-temperature warp yarns, and low melting point warp yarns; wherein each low melting point warp yarn is intertwined with a high-temperature warp yarn, each intertwined pair of warp yarns is positioned such that the low melting point warp yarn and high-temperature warp yarn are disposed alternatingly on either side of the woven mesh at intersections of the weft and warp yarns, and the woven mesh is heated whereby the surfaces of the low melting point warp yarns adhere to the surface of the high-temperature warp yarns and said high-temperature weft yarns at contact points there between. An intumescent coating system employing embodiments of the mesh, and a method of providing thermal protection to a substrate utilizing the intumescent coating system, are also provided.

Abstract: A vertical-axis wind turbine generator includes two or more rotor assemblies, each rotor assembly having two or more wind turbine blades mounted for rotation, preferably those having a Savonius configuration. A cowling includes a nose portion forming a bifurcating wind diverter, in which the bifurcated airflow is directed in order to cause counter directional flow of the wind turbine blades. According to at least one version, the cowling further includes a cover portion that defines a venturi chamber above the rotating blades to draw air into the top of the turbine above the rotating blades and create a vacuum, thereby reducing resistance. The cowling can be part of an existing wind turbine or alternatively replace an original cowling as a retrofit.

Abstract: A trigger sprayer includes an engine with a piston chamber and an outlet fluid passage, and a piston that slides within the piston chamber and defines an interior bellows chamber. The bellows component is movable in the interior bellows chamber between an uncompressed position in which a fluid volume in the interior bellows chamber is minimized and a compressed position in which the fluid volume is maximized. The trigger sprayer further includes a trigger lever that pivots between a neutral position and an actuated position using a pair of S-shaped trigger springs. Pivotal movement of the trigger lever pushes the piston vertically in the piston chamber to drive fluid from the piston chamber into the interior bellows chamber and move the bellows component from the uncompressed position to the compressed position. Relaxation of the bellows component drives fluid from the interior bellows chamber to the outlet fluid passage.

Abstract: Techniques disclosed herein cope with temperature effects in non-volatile memory systems. A control circuit is configured to sense a current temperature of the memory system and read, verify, program, and erase data in non-volatile memory cells by modifying one or more read/verify/program/erase parameters based on a temperature compensation value. The control circuit is further configured to read, verify, program, and erase data by accessing a historical temperature value stored in the memory system, the historical temperature value comprising a temperature at which a previous read, verify, program or erase occurred and measuring a current temperature value. The control circuit determines the temperature compensation value by applying a smoothing function.

Abstract: A chiller system is provided. The chiller system includes a refrigeration fluid, an evaporative fluid, and an evaporator that contacts the refrigeration fluid and the evaporative fluid to cause a portion of the refrigeration fluid to evaporate. The chiller system also includes, an output heat exchanger that receives at least a portion of an adjacent refrigeration fluid and increase the temperature thereof by transferring the heat of an outside environment of the heat exchanger to the adjacent refrigeration fluid. The heat exchanger directs the portion of the adjacent refrigeration fluid back to the evaporator. The chiller system also includes, a separator that receives the evaporative fluid and the evaporated refrigeration fluid and separates the two by contacting them with a separator component resulting in a separated evaporative fluid and a processed refrigeration component allowing the separated evaporative fluid to return to the evaporator.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide a method, an apparatus, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for video decoding. The apparatus includes processing circuitry that reconstructs blocks of an image that is to be reconstructed from a coded video bitstream. The processing circuitry decodes first deblocking information in the coded video bitstream including a first deblocking parameter of a deep neural network (DNN) in a video decoder. The first deblocking parameter of the DNN is an updated parameter that has been previously determined by a content adaptive training process. The processing circuitry determines the DNN for a first boundary region comprising a subset of samples in the reconstructed blocks based on the first deblocking parameter included in the first deblocking information. The processing circuitry deblocks the first boundary region comprising the subset of samples in the reconstructed blocks based on the determined DNN corresponding to the first deblocking parameter.

Abstract: There is disclosed herein examples of a vehicle container unit that may be mounted within a vehicle. The vehicle container unit may be mounted to a seat of a vehicle and may include space for transporting items within the vehicle container unit. The vehicle container unit may mount to the seat via an anchor system of the seat.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining a radar compatible coating are provided. In one example, the method includes obtaining a reflectance measurement of a target coating to characterize a color of the target coating. One or more candidate formulas are generated to determine color matching to the color of the target coating. A corresponding color and a corresponding radar property for each of the one or more candidate formulations is predicted. A radar compatible coating composition that is the same or substantially similar in appearance to the target coating is generated. Generating the radar compatible coating composition is based at least in part on the corresponding color and the corresponding radar property for one of the one or more candidate formulations.

Abstract: A remotely actuated pilot valve provides for a pilot gas valve that includes safe lighting and complete shutoff capabilities in the event that the flame that is heating a thermocouple is extinguished, the pilot valve having a pilot flow interrupter to provide pilot gas only when initially opened. A heater system that utilizes such a pilot gas valve is provided as is a method whereby the pilot gas valve used in such a system can be remotely and electronically actuated when required. Remote actuation is accomplished by use of a solenoid that is incorporated within the valve design and which is controlled by a remote operator.

Abstract: Disclosed is a shoe having a compressible lattice structure in a heel portion to facilitate rapid, easy donning and doffing of shoes. In example embodiments, the lattice structure includes a plurality of interconnected, overlapping, intersecting and/or woven ribs defining a plurality of apertures. The lattice structure has an open position in which the shoe opening is expanded to facilitate reception of a foot of an individual wearing the rapid-entry shoe, and a closed position in which the shoe opening is smaller to retain the foot within the rapid-entry shoe.

Abstract: Pharmaceutical formulations including an inclusion complex of an API with a cyclic oligomer, and methods of forming such pharmaceutical formulations are described.

Abstract: Unmanned autonomous vehicle (UAV) selection information identifying a UAV, flight path information, and a relative elevation difference value that is a difference between a first elevation value of a start location and a second elevation value of a drop location are received. Navigation of the UAV is initiated using the UAV selection information and the flight path information. A relative altitude difference value is obtained using a first altitude value of the UAV associated with the start location and a second altitude value of the UAV associated with the drop location. In response to a difference between the relative elevation difference value and the relative altitude difference value being outside a predefined threshold, UAV is caused to adjust the second altitude value such that an updated difference between the relative elevation difference value and an updated relative altitude difference value is within the predefined threshold.

Abstract: A system includes a sensor at a first location proximate a polluting system to collect environmental data of a first type and an energy consumption monitoring platform at the first location to generate energy consumption data associated with the polluting system. The system includes a controller coupled to the sensor and the monitoring platform to direct communication of environmental data and energy consumption data to a remote computing server. A direct air capture (DAC) system at a second location removes a selected pollutant from ambient air and isolates a concentrated form of the pollutant as a raw material. A derivative product creation (DPC) system at a third location produces a derivative product from the raw material. The remote computing system accumulates pollutant credits based on removal of the selected pollutant by the DAC system and dissipates pollutant credits based on some of the energy consumption data.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for diagnosing a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: initiating, by a processor, a recording of a noise by at least one microphone based on user selection data from a user of the vehicle; receiving, by the processor, audio signal data based on the recording; generating, by the processor, vector data based on the audio signal data; processing, by the processor, the vector data with at least one trained machine, by the processor, learning model to determine a classification of the noise; predicting, by the processor, an action to be taken based on the classification; and storing, by the processor, the audio signal data, the classification, and the action in a datastore.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an identity network that can provide a universal, digital identity for users that can be used to authenticate the user by an identity provider for relying parties. The identity network receives a request from a relying party that includes deep linking to an identity provider selected by the user. The request specifies the user as well as any other information about the user the relying party is requesting. A service of the identity network launches the application for the identity provider on the user's device using a software development kit. The user can log into the identity provider's application, which validates the user and provides the user authentication/validation and information about the user to the identity network. The identity network can then provide the indication of the user's authentication and the user information to the relying party.

Abstract: A method may include determining, by a wireless device, a periodic beam failure detection (BFD) reference signal (RS) is not received due to a failure of a listen before talk (LBT) procedure. The method may include transmitting, in response to the determining, a message for a BFD procedure based on receiving an aperiodic BFD RS quasi collocated with the periodic BFD RS.

Abstract: A task comprising content specified in a first language at a first location associated with an organization is received at a task application associated with a second location of the organization. The task specifies work to be performed at the second location associated with the organization. In response to determining that the first language is different from a second language preferred by a task recipient at the second location of the organization, translation of at least a portion of content of the task from the first language into the second language is automatically obtained by the task application. At least the portion of the content of the task translated to the second language is then displayed to the task recipient in a user interface of the task application.