Abstract: An absorbent pad with drawstring system; the absorbent pad with drawstring system includes an absorbent pad having a drawstring system and a planar body with multiple layers configured to absorb liquid-waste and collect solid-waste. The absorbent pad with drawstring system is provided for use in both professional environments and private households for collecting solid-waste and liquid-waste for sanitary containment and disposal of the solid-waste and the liquid-waste.

Abstract: A cognitive radio device may include a radio frequency (RF) detector, an RF transmitter having a selectable hopping frequency window, and a controller. The controller may be configured to cooperate with the RF detector and RF transmitter to detect a jammer signal, determine a jammer type associated with the jammer signal from among a plurality of different jammer types based upon a game theoretic model, and operate the RF transmitter to change the selectable hopping frequency window responsive to the determined jammer type of the jammer signal.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed to calculate a “life script.” The life script may include various behaviors and/or monetary allocations required for a user to meet one or more user-defined objectives. These objectives may indicate various lifestyle habits desired by the user such as where to live, a maximum commuting time to work, how often to travel, etc. Because each of these objectives requires the user to allocate his funds in a certain way and to live in accordance with a particular set of restraints, user information may be collected and aggregated from several sources to generate a user profile indicating the user's financial information, demographics, psychographics, and lifestyle information. The user profile may then be analyzed to calculate a constraint framework that guides the generation of a life script to allow the user to achieve the desired objectives.

Abstract: A streaming orchestrator may monitor the quality of video being delivered to a home or other building. If the streaming orchestrator determines that additional performance is needed, it may create an additional User Plane Gateway in the virtual “white box” environment residing in the customer premises. The streaming orchestrator may instruct gNodeBs to continue to route traffic back to the central core functions or to route traffic to local user plane gateways which transmit video streams to the Internet via localized high-speed connections.

Abstract: A vehicle control system for an agricultural vehicle including a processing circuit including a processor and memory, the memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor, cause the processing circuit to receive (i) image data depicting at least a portion of a hazard area associated with the agricultural vehicle and (ii) ultrasonic sensor data from an ultrasonic sensor monitoring the hazard area, determine, based on a combination of the image data and the ultrasonic sensor data, whether an obstacle is positioned at least partially within the hazard area, and perform an action with respect to the agricultural vehicle in response to a determination that the obstacle is positioned at least partially within the hazard area.

Abstract: The method includes transporting tobacco into and through a shaft of a tongue of a compression box, and compressing the tobacco into a tobacco rod as the tobacco is transported through the compression box, the compression box including a first plate, a first portion of the first plate being formed over an upper portion of the shaft, the first portion running along a majority of a longitudinal length of the shaft.

Abstract: A method of transmitting a frame is provided by a device in a WLAN. The device sets as additional data subcarriers some of subcarriers which are not set as data subcarriers in at least part of fields included in a frame of a legacy frame format, and allocates information to the additional data subcarriers.

Abstract: A turbine engine including an engine core, an engine drive shaft, an accessory gear box (AGB), an air turbine starter (ATS) and a bleed air circuit. The engine core has a fan section, a compressor section, a combustion section, and a turbine section in serial flow arrangement. The engine drive shaft operably couples the fan section, the compressor section and the turbine section. The AGB and the ATS are operably coupled to the engine drive shaft.

Abstract: A vehicle suspension assembly includes a trailing axle carried by a frame of the assembly. The frame can retract to a retracted state from an extended state and extend from the retracted state to the extended state. The retraction and extension can occur along a longitudinal axis of the frame. An operator can pivotally raise and lower a free end of frame in the retracted or extended state along an arcuate path when the vehicle suspension assembly connects to a vehicle.

Abstract: A system, method for creating an optical device, and a device to enhance human color vision are disclosed. The system, method for creating the optical device, and device include a substrate, a plurality of thin film layers provided on the substrate, the plurality of thin film layers including materials creating thin film-specific reflectance spectra based on selected pluralities of materials each having their on respective refractive index, and a plurality of colorant layers applied to the plurality of thin film layers, the plurality of colorant layers including at least one colorant, the colorant created based on colorant-specific absorption spectra as defined by selected concentrations.

Abstract: A method for storing time-based data streams in a high-capacity network is provided. A time-based data storage request is received from an application. The data storage request is associated with one or more data streams. Each of the data streams includes a plurality of time-ordered items having a header. The header includes two or more timestamps representing a time interval associated with each of the plurality of time-ordered items. The received data storage request is processed to accumulate time-ordered data items in a plurality of data files and to identify time-based information and corresponding virtual offset information related to the accumulated data items. The identified time-based information and the virtual offset information related to the accumulated data items are stored in a data repository. A determination is made whether adjustment is necessary for sorting the stored data in the repository. The sorting adjustment is selectively performed responsive to the determination.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to utilizing a steganographically encoded image with an offline and/or online verification or authentication protocol. A method for using the steganographic image can include: receiving or utilizing a steganographic image associated with a user at a third-party device, the steganographically encoded image including an identification of a user steganographically encoded with a fingerprint template of the user, and authenticating the user using the steganographically encoded image.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to encoding images. In particular, one or more computing devices can receive data representing one or more machine learning (ML) models configured, at least in part, to encode images comprising objects of a particular type. The computing device(s) can receive data representing an image comprising one or more objects of the particular type. The computing device(s) can generate, based at least in part on the data representing the image and the data representing the ML model(s), data representing an encoded version of the image that alters at least a portion of the image comprising the object(s) such that when the encoded version of the image is decoded, the object(s) are unrecognizable as being of the particular type by one or more object-recognition ML models based at least in part upon which the ML model(s) configured to encode the images were trained.

Abstract: An axle assembly having a differential assembly, a drive pinion, and a differential brake. The differential assembly may be rotatable about a differential axis. The drive pinion may mesh with a ring gear of the differential assembly. The differential brake may be operable to apply a brake torque to inhibit rotation of the differential assembly.

Abstract: Described are supports for holding a portable electronic device. The support includes a body having an upper pivot location and a lower pivot location relative to a passenger seat back, a support structure coupled to the body, and a plurality of projections extending from a surface of the support structure. Each projection is shaped to receive a lower edge of a portable electronic device and secure the portable electronic device to the body when the portable electronic device is received by the plurality of projections.

Abstract: Implementations described herein relate to generating candidate suggestion(s) that are personalized to a given user locally at an in-vehicle computing device of a vehicle of the given user. For example, implementations can identify an occurrence of a given suggestion state, generate the candidate suggestion(s) that are personalized to the user for the given suggestion state, store the candidate suggestion(s) in on-device storage of the in-vehicle computing device in association with the given suggestion state, and cause a given one of the candidate suggestion(s) to be provided for presentation to the given user. Accordingly, upon a subsequent occurrence of the given suggestion state, implementations can obtain the candidate suggestion(s) stored in association with the given suggestion state, and cause the given one of the candidate suggestion(s), or an additional one of the candidate suggestion(s), to be provided for presentation to the given user.

Abstract: A system and method for aligning a target to a vehicle for calibration of a vehicle sensor includes positioning a target adjustment stand relative to a vehicle, where the target stand has a base and a target mount moveably mounted on the target stand with the target mount configured to support a target, and with the target stand including actuators configured to selectively move the target mount relative to the base. The system further includes a pair of distance targets and distance sensors configured for use in measuring the distances between respective ones of aligned distance targets and sensors. The distance sensors and targets are arranged for measuring the distances from the target stand to either side of a vehicle for use in adjusting the position of the target mount. The target mount is vertically and laterally movable on a tower of the target stand, with the tower configured to rotate about a vertical axis.

Abstract: A unimodal ethylene-co-1-butene copolymer that, when in melted form at 190 degrees Celsius, is characterized by a unique melt property space defined by combination of shear thinning and melt elasticity properties. A blown film consisting essentially of the unimodal ethylene-co-1-butene copolymer. A method of synthesizing the unimodal ethylene-co-1-butene copolymer. A method of making the blown film. A manufactured article comprising the unimodal ethylene-co-1-butene copolymer.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a primary axle powered by an actuator and a secondary axle powered by a motor and including a wheel and a clutch selectively coupling the wheel to the motor via mating components. A controller is electrically connected to the clutch and the motor. The controller is programmed to, in response to an engagement of the clutch being unsuccessful within a first duration of time, command a series of speeds to the motor based on wheel speed and an alternating offset that changes between positive and negative signs at predefined periods so that relative speeds between the mating components oscillate due to the alternating offset to jiggle the clutch into engagement.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for transfecting cells, such as mammalian cells and nonmammalian cells, using an electroporation apparatus having an electroporation chamber including an upper micromesh electrode, a lower micromesh electrode and a path defined in the electroporation chamber. The electroporation apparatus includes a first input allowing passage of cells into the electroporation chamber and a first output allowing passage of electroporated cells from the electroporation chamber. The first input and the first output are separated by an offset distance.