Abstract: An affinity support having improved binding capacity for target proteins. An immunoglobulin-binding protein including a mutant immunoglobulin-binding domain, an affinity support including a solid-phase support and the immunoglobulin-binding protein immobilized thereto. The mutant immunoglobulin-binding domain consists of an amino acid sequence having at least 85% identity with an amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOs: 1 to 12.

Abstract: Compositions and methods useful for removing residue and photoresist from a semiconductor substrate comprising: from about 5 to about 60% by wt. of water; from about 10 to about 90% by wt. of a water-miscible organic solvent; from about 5 to about 90% by wt. of at least one alkanolamine; from about 0.05 to about 20% by wt. of at least one polyfunctional organic acid; and from about 0.1 to about 10% by wt. of at least one phenol-type corrosion inhibitor, wherein the composition is substantially free of hydroxylamine.

Abstract: A system and method is disclosed for permitting a chemical fluid line to serve multiple downstream injection sites from a single upstream pump. One or more redundant primary chemical conduits are manifolded via a flexible joint into a plurality of sub-stream chemical conduits, each of the sub-stream chemical conduits comprising a sub-stream flow meter and an independently controlled motorized flow control valve. A control computer directs each respective flow control valve to open and close depending on the desired flow rate of the respective downstream injection site.

Abstract: A vehicle, system, and method include a first tank configured to contain compressed gaseous fuel, such as hydrogen, and a second tank fluidly couplable to the first tank and an internal combustion engine, the second tank configured to store the gaseous fuel from the first tank in a communal cavity with a non-combustible liquid, such as water, without a bladder or physical separation barrier therebetween, and to selectively deliver the gaseous fuel via a first outlet, and the non-combustible liquid via a second outlet, to the internal combustion engine. A turbine may be disposed between the first and second tanks. One or more condensers may condense water from engine exhaust and/or an air conditioning system and pump the liquid water into the second tank. Pressure within the second tank may be controlled via fuel supplied by the first tank and/or liquid supplied via the condensers and pump.

Abstract: An optimized thermocouple system and a method of optimizing a thermocouple system having a plurality of thermocouple probes and a junction box is provided and includes examining the thermocouple system to identify a first thermocouple probe of the plurality of thermocouple probes, wherein the first thermocouple probe includes a first positive leg and a first negative leg and is located electrically farthest from the junction box. The method includes calculating a first loop resistance between the first thermocouple probe and the junction box and configuring a second thermocouple probe of the plurality of thermocouple probes having a second positive leg, a second negative leg and a second loop resistance such that the second loop resistance is substantially equal to the first loop resistance.

Abstract: Systems and methods including one or more processors and one or more non-transitory storage devices storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and perform acts of: generating one or more attribute affinity scores for one or more attributes associated with an item type category, wherein the one or more attribute affinity scores predict a user's affinity for attribute values associated with the one or more attributes; generating a respective attribute importance score for each of the one or more attributes, the respective attribute importance score predicting a respective importance of each of the one or more attributes to the user; and generating personalized search results that are ordered based, at least in part, on the one or more attribute affinity scores and the respective attribute importance scores. Other embodiments are disclosed herein.

Abstract: A method of making multilayer foam sheet from recycled polyester sources, which may be used for packaging applications. The method comprises a co-extrusion system comprising at least two single screw extruders. A low I.V. polyester feedstock comprising up to 100% of the polyester flakes from recycled sources with an intrinsic viscosity (I.V.) of lower than 0.8 dL/g as measured by ASTM D4603-18 is directly being fed into the extruders. Supercritical physical blowing agent is introduced into the melted polyester feedstock in at least one of the extruders wherein the processing temperature is in the range of 15% lower than the melting temperature and 15% higher than the melting temperature. Then, coextruding the feedstock from the extruders of the co-extrusion system through a flat sheet die to make a multilayer foam sheet, wherein at least one layer is a foam layer comprising low I.V. polyester.

Abstract: The method includes first defining chambers within a housing, the chambers including a first chamber and a second chamber, providing at least one aligning element within the housing, the at least one aligning element being configured to align a first consumable and a second consumable in a fixed orientation within the first chamber and the second chamber, respectively; and configuring a mouthpiece to be selectively connected to the housing on a first side of the chambers in at least a first position or a second position, the first position aligning an inlet opening of the mouthpiece to direct at least one first airflow in a first direction through the first chamber while circumventing the second chamber, the second position aligning the inlet opening to direct the at least one first airflow in the first direction through the second chamber while circumventing the first chamber.

Abstract: The system includes a configurable partition curtain track. The partition track may be installed further away from the ceiling to allow other equipment to more easily traverse across the room, without the need to move or adjust the partition track. Moreover, the installation being further removed from the ceiling eliminates the need for a ladder when changing the curtain. The system may include one or more of a loading bracket, an omni cube, an angled tube, a suspension hanger, a wall mount, a handle, a track and/or a telescoping track.

Abstract: Described herein are embodiments of systems and methods for the removal of a direct drive unit (DDU) housed in an enclosure, such as a direct drive turbine (DDT) connected to a gearbox for driving a driveshaft connected to a pump for use in hydraulic fracturing operations.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are described for virtual machine communication and migration A described technique includes operating server systems that are configured to run virtual machines and providing a virtual network for Internet Protocol (IP) based communications to the virtual machines. The virtual machines can be assigned network addresses, such as IP addresses, on the virtual network. Providing the virtual network can include using separate IP tunnels to effect delivery of IP packets on the virtual network to the virtual machines, respectively. The technique includes migrating a virtual machine running on a first server system to a second server system. The migrated virtual machine can maintain its assigned IP address. The technique includes updating a tunnel endpoint destination associated with the assigned IP address of the migrated virtual machine. The updated tunnel endpoint destination can be based on a network address associated with the second server system.

Abstract: A data processing system with a dataset multiplexer that enables applications to be written to specify access to datasets as operations on logical datasets. During execution of an application by the data processing system, operations that access a dataset are implemented by accessing an entry in a dataset catalog for the logical dataset. That entry includes information to access the physical data source storing the logical dataset, including conversion of data from the format of the physical data source to the format of the logical dataset. An entry in the catalog may be created based on registration of a data source with the dataset multiplexer and may be updated automatically based on changes in storage of the dataset. This maintenance of the catalog may be partially or totally automated such that the system automatically adjusts to any changes in storage of the dataset without need for modification of any application.

Abstract: Techniques for storing data entities by a data processing system are described herein. The data processing system may store a plurality of data entity instances generated using a plurality of data entities. The plurality of data entity instances may include a first data entity instance generated using a first data entity and a second data entity instance generated using a second data entity. The first data entity instance may include a first attribute that is configured to inherit its value from a second attribute of the second data entity instance. The data processing system may provide the inherited value of the second attribute of the second data entity instance as the value of the first attribute of the first data entity instance.

Abstract: A method for pre-authorizing a credit transaction may include receiving a pre-authorization request including a request identifier, a user identifier, a pre-authorization amount, a time duration identifier, and a vendor identifier, transmitting the pre-authorization request to a server remote from the user device, receiving a pre-authorization confirmation including the request identifier, a confirmation identifier, and a time duration identifier, and displaying a confirmation message that the pre-authorization request has been approved.

Abstract: Implementations of a semiconductor package may include: a substrate, a case coupled to the substrate and a plurality of press-fit pins. The press-fit pins are molded into and fixedly coupled with the case. The pins are also electrically and mechanically coupled to the substrate.

Abstract: A first base station receives, from a wireless device, a measurement result of a cell of a second base station, and sends, to the wireless device and based on the measurement result, a command of a conditional handover towards the cell of the second base station. The command comprises at least one handover execution condition comprising at least one of a reference signal received power, a reference signal received quality, a first time value indicating a time offset for a decision of a handover execution, or a second time value indicating a time duration when the command of the conditional handover is valid. The first base station receives, from the wireless device and based on the wireless device determining that at least one criteria of the at least one handover execution condition is met by the cell, a handover execution notification indicating a random access procedure.

Abstract: A wall-mounted keypad may include a light detector circuit located inside the keypad that is configured to measure an ambient light level in a space. The light detector circuit may receive ambient light through an aperture that is hidden from view by the keypad. The keypad may include a reflector for directing ambient light onto the light detector circuit. The keypad may include an enclosure that houses the light detector circuit. The enclosure may define a recess that exposes at least a portion of the light detector circuit. The enclosure may include a reflector that may focus ambient light received through the aperture onto the light detector circuit. The keypad may include a control circuit that may be configured to illuminate the indicia of respective buttons of the control device in response to actuations of the one or more buttons, in accordance with the measured ambient light level.

Abstract: The present invention relates in particular to a set (2) of filters (10) made of cardboard or cellulosic material. In particular, the set is characterised by the fact that it is in the shape of a generally cylindrical stick which is made up of a plurality of individual filters (10), each formed of a winding on itself of a side made of cardboard or cellulosic material, said filters (10) being arranged in extension of one another and being partially connected in pairs by connecting means (3), such that it is possible to separate at least one filter (10) from. tile stick by removing or severing tile connecting means (3).

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing off-chain functionality for data contained in blocks of blockchain. In various embodiments, a computing system might assemble data extracted from each block of a first block(s) of a first instance of a blockchain in a generated first file(s), the assembled data being organized to mirror how the data is organized and stored in the first block(s); might store, in a secure database, the first file(s), the first file(s) being configured to be content-searchable, content-sortable, and/or content-filterable; might generate a second instance of the blockchain, which contains one or more second blocks, the one or more second blocks each containing the hash value of each corresponding first block(s), without containing the data contained in each block of the first block(s); and might store, in a distributed peer data storage system of the blockchain system, the generated second instance of the blockchain.

Abstract: A panel television support and mounting kit allows the consumer to employ any of the three modes of support, namely stand mount, elevated console mount and wall mount. The elevated console mount incorporates a vertical spine to elevate the panel television above the console and an offset arm to support the television over an upper shelf of the console. A mounting structure is provided that can be attached to the spine or to a wall. Pivoting and tilting is accommodated by the mounting structure.