Abstract: Closure devices and methods for ligating tissue, such as the left atrial appendage, generally, include an elongate body having a first lumen therethrough, a snare loop assembly, a vacuum tube, and an imaging device. The snare loop assembly may include a snare and a suture loop releasably coupled to the snare and may at least partially extend from a distal end of the elongate body. The vacuum tube may be slidably positioned within the first lumen to extend through the snare loop assembly. The imaging device may be disposed within the lumen of the vacuum tube.

Abstract: Recommending applications is disclosed. An application graph is disclosed that represents applications. Each node of the graph corresponds to an application and edges relate applications that can handle the same file type. When an input application is identified, the graph can be used to recommend other applications that may be a suitable replacement for the input application. The recommendation is based on the graph and its links and on characteristics of the organization.

Abstract: A paintball fill material includes water, a humectant, a thickener, and a dye.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure include an error recovery method comprising detecting a computing error, restarting a first artificial intelligence processor of a plurality of artificial intelligence processors processing a data set, and loading a model in the artificial intelligence processor, wherein the model corresponds to a same model processed by the plurality of artificial intelligence processors during a previous processing iteration by the plurality of artificial intelligence processors on data from the data set.

Abstract: An improved cutter assembly for use with a header of an agricultural harvester is provided. The assembly includes a pair of oppositely directed knife blades or cutter bars and a center knife drive. A crank shaft drives both knife blades in linear reciprocating paths with no fore and aft movement. As a consequence, harmful fore and aft vibration is eliminated. The assembly is simple and durable in design, less susceptible to vibration-induced wear and tear, and comparatively simple to manufacture and repair.

Abstract: A cartridge comprising a bullet, the bullet providing a radially expanding array of bullet fragments upon entering a target and also providing an increase in effective surface area of the bullet within the target by structural features that facilitate tumbling or mushrooming in the target. In an embodiment a pair of axial core members are aligned in a bullet jacket with the forward core member being segmented with separation junctures formed by engaged faces of adjacent segments. Impact causing fracturing of the segments from a base portion.

Abstract: Mechanisms for efficient inter-system or inter-RAT handover for the case when large numbers of devices need to perform a handover within a short time interval or even simultaneously are described. These mechanisms can include an aggregated Handover Procedure. An Aggregated Handover procedure can be enabled by a UE and can be indicated to the network entities by “Aggregated Handover Indication”. The detection of target (H)eNB or WLAN can be triggered by user, GPS location, boarding time, or a travel or eTicket application etc. The UEs requesting Aggregated Handover within a time interval, i.e. Handover Window, can be processed with aggregated messages by the core network entities.

Abstract: The disclosed computer-implemented method for distributing information across failure domains in servers may include (1) dividing, at a computing device, each of a quantity of “K” failure domains (FDs) in a plurality of FDs into a quantity of “P” portions, where the “K” FDs in the plurality of FDs are constituent parts of respective servers in a plurality of servers, “P” is less than “K,” and “P” is a sum of a quantity of “M” data portions and a quantity of “N” parity portions, (2) creating a quantity of “K” erasure-coded volumes in the “K” FDs, where each erasure-coded volume includes “M” data portions and “N” parity portions, and each portion in each erasure-coded volume is stored in a different FD and (3) combining the “K” volumes to create a file system. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.

Abstract: A remote observation or surveillance device for simultaneous 360 degree imaging comprising a housing defining an internal chamber wherein each side wall includes a viewing window, a means for mounting having a slot, configuration of slots, track or combination thereof, a plurality of camera mounting brackets slidably and/or adjustably affixed to the mounting means through the slot or track, each bracket being adjustably affixed to a camera, wherein the cameras are configured to provide simultaneous 360 degree live or recorded imaging. The cameras can be configured to provide any combination of viewing angles and degrees of magnification or zoom. The device may also comprise a processor or server in operable communication with the cameras, which is configured to control the cameras and/or store and archive video, imaging, and/or audio data.

Abstract: An implantable blood pump system is disclosed herein. The implantable blood pump system includes an implantable blood pump and a controller coupled to the blood pump. The controller includes a partially sealed housing defining an internal volume. The controller includes an energy storage component contained within the internal volume and a processor. The processor can generate one or several signals affecting operation of the implantable blood pump. The controller includes a connector receptacle including a plurality of contacts selectively coupled via a circuitry to the energy storage component. The circuitry can electrically couple the plurality of contacts to the energy storage component when a connector insert is received within the connector receptacle and deactivate the plurality of contacts from the energy storage component when the connector insert is not within the connector receptacle.

Abstract: A mobile power system may include a bidirectional AC-DC converter configured to convert a grid AC signal to a power limited DC charging signal with a threshold level, a battery module configured to provide a DC power signal, and a controller coupled to the battery module and the bidirectional AC-DC converter and configured to selectively switch the bidirectional AC-DC converter between a first state and a second state. The first state may include, when a load power level is less than the threshold level, concurrently charging the battery module using the power limited DC charging signal and delivering the grid AC signal to a load. The second state may include, when the load power level is greater than the threshold level, concurrently converting the DC power signal with the bidirectional AC-DC converter into a battery AC signal for delivery to the load, and delivering the grid AC signal to the load.

Abstract: A virtual disk file, represented by a virtual disk that is offline, is scanned to obtain a binary signature indicating the virtual disk as being an MBR or GPT partitioned disk type. A disk signature is obtained for the MBR partitioned disk. A volume GUID is obtained for the GPT partitioned disk. Partitions on the virtual disk are identified. A system registry hive file is located. The system registry hive file is read to obtain a drive letter and one or more other values associated with the drive letter. A correlation is performed of the disk signature or volume GUID against the one or more other values associated with the drive letter. Based on the correlation, the drive letter is mapped to an identified partition.

Abstract: A fuel mixture includes a fuel and an octane overboosting additive. Methods of preparing and using such mixtures are disclosed. In particular, the mixture includes an additive that provides octane boosting that produces peak octane at or before a 40% blend and produces at least a 1 octane boost at 10% volume of additive to fuel mixture.

Abstract: An exhaust gas recirculation system for an engine includes a first conduit, a second conduit, and a mixer. The first conduit is configured to direct a first portion of exhaust gas away from a first exhaust manifold. The second conduit is configured to direct a second portion of exhaust gas away from a second exhaust manifold. The mixer is configured to direct the first and second portions of the exhaust gas from the first and second conduits, respectively, into an engine air intake system. The mixer is arranged to segregate the first and second portions of the exhaust gas while the first and second portions of the exhaust gas are within the mixer. The mixer forms a ring about a perforated tube. The mixer is configured to direct the first and second portions of the exhaust gas into the air intake system via the perforated tube.

Abstract: Power and/or current regulation in non-volatile memory systems is disclosed. Peak power/current usage may be reduced by staggering concurrent program operations in the different semiconductor dies. Each set of one or more semiconductor dies has an earliest permitted start time for its program operation, as well as a number of permitted backup start times. The permitted start times are unique for each set of one or more semiconductor dies. There may be a uniform gap or delay between each permitted start time. If a semiconductor die is busy with another memory operation at or after its earliest permitted start time, then the program operation is initiated or resumed at one of the permitted backup times. By having permitted backup times, the memory system need not poll each semiconductor die to determine whether the semiconductor die is ready/busy in order to determine when a die should start a program operation.

Abstract: A debris collection tool includes a mandrel having a longitudinal flowbore therethrough and an inner sleeve disposed around the mandrel. A first array of magnets is arranged on the inner sleeve. A second array of magnets is disposed around the inner sleeve. The first array of magnets is moveable with respect to the second array of magnets. The debris collection tool further includes an adaptor sleeve concentric with the mandrel and a linkage coupling the adaptor sleeve with the inner sleeve.

Abstract: Residuals, such as slag particles, from iron- and/or steel-making, and/or water-leached eluates thereof, are added directly to a conventional or multi-staged anaerobic digester or other sewage sludge or biosolid handling process. The slag particles or other residuals sorb, sequester, immobilize, or otherwise promote the removal of phosphorus and/or sulfur from wastewater, sludge, or biosolids being treated, such that the associated aqueous phase concentrations of phosphorus and sulfur are significantly reduced.

Abstract: Various embodiments are disclosed for a services policy communication system and method. In some embodiments, a communications device stores a set of device credentials for activating the communications device for a service on a network; and sends an access request to the network, the access request including the set of device credentials.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for synchronizing map updates for a navigating autonomous vehicle. A management service on a managing node can receive an update to a portion of a first map, where a limited visibility map, which is a subset of the first map, can be determined based on a geographical area around an autonomous vehicle navigating a route. The limited visibility map can be synchronized among all the nodes while the autonomous vehicle is using the limited visibility map by the management service delivering, to a plurality of downstream nodes, the update to the limited visibility map when the update does not modify a portion of the limited visibility map, and by bypassing, to the plurality of downstream nodes, the update to the limited visibility map when the update modifies a portion of the limited visibility map.