Abstract: Disclosed is a valve-less micro pump configuration that includes plural micro pump elements, each including a pump body having a compartmentalized pump chamber, with plural unobstructed inlet ports and outlet ports and a plurality of membranes disposed in the pump chamber to provide compartments. The membranes are anchored between opposing walls of the pump body and carry electrodes disposed on opposing surfaces of the membranes and walls of the pump body.

Abstract: An energy harvesting device (CTH) installed in an electrical distribution system (EDS) for powering ancillary electrical devices (AD) used in the distribution system. The device includes a first voltage regulator circuit (CC) configured to produce a voltage matched to a power curve of a current transformer (CT) to which the device is electrically coupled. The device also includes a second and separate voltage regulator circuit (SVR) which continuously operates to maximize the amount of electrical energy recovered from the current transformer.

Abstract: A mud flap for a wheeled vehicle includes an upper mounting portion and an extended protection portion. The extended protection portion includes at least two areas with slotted air flow openings. An upper slot area includes rows of elongated slots with the slots arranged in columns in each row. A lower slot area includes rows of elongated slots with the slots arranged in columns in each row. The slots in the upper slot area have heights that are greater than the heights of slots in the lower slot area. In some embodiments, a middle slot area is positioned between the upper slot area and the lower slot area. The slots in the middle slot area have different heights in different rows. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the slots in the upper slot area is replaced with diagonal mounting features.

Abstract: A device management system contemplates scheduling connected devices and personnel for tasks, monitoring the ability of the devices to perform the scheduled task by checking in with the devices based on their uses and locations, and to modify the functioning of the devices according to the tasks scheduled for the devices and their uses. Additionally, the system can incorporate uncommunicated “dumb” devices into the scheduling of tasks and track and manage those devices.

Abstract: An imaging system includes a body, a stage coupled to the body, and an actuator coupled to the body and the stage. The actuator is configured to move the stage in one or more directions relative to the body. The imaging system also includes a focal plane array including one or more detectors and coupled to the stage and a controller coupled to the actuator. The controller is configured to determine a velocity of the body and to cause the actuator to backscan the stage in the one or more directions at a drive velocity corresponding to the velocity of the body. Moreover, the controller is communicatively coupled to the one or more detectors and causes the one or more detectors to capture image data during the backscan.

Abstract: Techniques involve providing a chassis and for manufacturing the same. The chassis includes a housing and a partition. The partition is disposed within the housing and adapted to partition a space inside the housing into a first accommodating portion and a second accommodating portion. The partition is configured to be detachably mounted within the housing and a position of the partition in the housing is adjustable, to change respective volumes of the first accommodating portion and the second accommodating portion. In this way, a common chassis for different functional configuration demands is implemented, thereby avoiding the waste of space of the chassis due to changes in the volumes of internal electronic components.

Abstract: Compositions and methods for conferring pesticidal activity to bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues and seeds are provided. Compositions comprising a coding sequence for a toxin polypeptide are provided. The coding sequences can be used in DNA constructs or expression cassettes for transformation and expression in plants and bacteria. Compositions also comprise transformed bacteria, plants, plant cells, tissues, and seeds. In particular, isolated toxin nucleic acid molecules are provided. Additionally, amino acid sequences corresponding to the polynucleotides are encompassed, and antibodies specifically binding to those amino acid sequences. In particular, the present invention provides for isolated nucleic acid molecules comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO:2, or the nucleotide sequence set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1, as well as variants and fragments thereof.

Abstract: A secure method of real time money transferring between account holders utilizes Near Field Communication (NFC) technologies, dynamic transaction cards, and a mobile application to facilitate a seamless mobile transfer of funds. The dynamic transaction card of the customer requesting to make the transfer of funds may be placed in contact with the second recipient dynamic transaction card of the customer receiving the funds transfer to establish an NFC connection. The dynamic transaction card requesting the transfer may receive, via the NFC antenna on the card, the recipient customer account information stored on a passive NFC tag. The dynamic transaction card requesting the transfer may transmit the recipient account information to a mobile application, which may transmit the recipient account information to an account provider system for facilitating the funds transfer.

Abstract: A bicycle trainer has a stand, a resistance generating mechanism carried by the stand, and a decoupling hub assembly carried on the stand. The decoupling hub assembly has a torque coupler operably connected to the resistance generating mechanism. The torque coupler has a coupling portion configured to engage a coupling part of a drive body assembly on a bicycle. The coupling portion is exposed to an exterior of the stand engages the drive body assembly, which is rotationally driven by the drive train of the bicycle.

Abstract: A vehicle includes: motor(s), local sensors, processor(s) configured to: receive an instruction including first properties of a target vehicle; verify the instruction; instruct the local sensors to scan at a first resolution; mark a scanned external vehicle, having second properties, as compatible or incompatible based on a comparison of the first and second properties; instruct the local sensors to scan at a second resolution upon marking the external vehicle as compatible.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 99140320 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 99140320, to the plants of soybean cultivar 99140320, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 99140320, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 99140320. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 99140320. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 99140320, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 99140320 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: Techniques for performing a restoration may include: creating a first snapshot of a primary file system at a first point in time; and at a second point in time, performing first processing to restore at least a portion of the primary file system from the first point in time. The first processing may include: creating a second snapshot of the first snapshot of the primary file system; exporting the second snapshot as a first target device; mounting the first target device as a read-write checkpoint file system; performing file system consistency processing on the read-write checkpoint file system; and subsequent to performing the file system consistency processing on the read-write checkpoint file system, restoring at least a portion of the primary file system from the second snapshot using the read-write checkpoint file system. The file system consistency processing may include correcting metadata inconsistencies of the read-write checkpoint file system.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a computer implemented method of dynamically allocating compression jobs including monitoring compression performance at a plurality of compression levels within a hardware accelerator; comparing compression performance between the plurality of compression levels; and dynamically allocating compression jobs between the plurality of compression levels to achieve a guaranteed average performance.

Abstract: A kit system has a beginning level kit apparatus, an intermediate level kit apparatus, and an advanced kit apparatus. The beginning level kit apparatus has a first derma roller having a head with a plurality of needles each having a length of five tenths millimeters situated thereon. Additionally, the beginning level kit apparatus has a first chemical compound comprising vitamin A1 at a first potency. The beginning level kit apparatus also has a first red light therapy device that that is configured to emit red light having a wavelength in the range of six hundred ten nanometers to seven hundred nanometers for a predetermined minimum time period of ten minutes. Finally, the beginning level kit apparatus has a beginning level enclosure apparatus that that encloses the first derma roller, the first chemical compound, and the first red light therapy device.

Abstract: Polymer conjugates are provided that are capable of mimicking functions of natural proteoglycans found in the extracellular matrix of connective tissues. The polymer conjugates of the invention have utility in treating a subject suffering soft tissue conditions. Also provided are simple and scalable chemical processes for the preparation of the polymer conjugates of the invention.

Abstract: A system and method to perform lane position sensing and tracking in a vehicle include using a first camera with a first field of view of a first side of the vehicle and a second camera with a second field of view on a second side of the vehicle to capture images. The method includes determining if a first lane line on a first side of the vehicle and a second lane line on the second side of the vehicle are both visible, and based on the first lane line and the second lane line being visible, determining, a position of the vehicle in a lane between the first lane line and the second lane line and determining a trajectory of the first lane line and the second lane line and of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle power network includes a bus providing power to an automotive safety integrity level (ASIL)-rated load and an auxiliary-rated load. The ASIL-rated load includes a processor and memory storing instructions executable by the processor. The instructions include, to, in response to determining a minimal risk condition (MRC), selectively terminate power to the auxiliary-rated load.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of providing personalized route information involves gathering a plurality of past location indicators over time for a wireless client device, determining a future driving objective using the plurality of previously-gathered location indicators, obtaining real-time traffic data for an area proximate to the determined driving objective, and generating a suggested route for the driving objective using the near real-time traffic data.

Abstract: An optical fiber connection system includes a first and a second optical fiber, each with end portions that are terminated by a first and a second fiber optic connector, respectively. A fiber optic adapter connects the first and the second fiber optic connectors. A fiber alignment apparatus includes V-blocks and gel blocks. Each of the fiber optic connectors includes a connector housing and a sheath. The end portions of the optical fibers are positioned beyond distal ends of the respective connector housings. The sheath is slidably connected to the connector housing and slides between an extended configuration and a retracted configuration. The sheath covers the end portion of the respective optical fiber when the sheath is at the extended configuration and exposes the end portion when at the retracted configuration. The end portions of the optical fibers are cleaned when slid between the V-blocks and the gel blocks.

Abstract: Enabling atomic memory accesses across coherence granule boundaries in processor-based devices is disclosed. In this regard, a processor-based device includes multiple processing elements (PEs), and further includes a special-purpose central ordering point (SPCOP) configured to distribute coherence granule (“cogran”) pair atomic access (CPAA) tokens. To perform an atomic memory access on a pair of coherence granules, a PE must hold a CPAA token for an address block containing one of the pair of coherence granules before the PE can obtain each of the pair of coherence granules in an exclusive state. Because a CPAA token must be acquired before obtaining exclusive access to at least one of the pair of coherence granules, and because the SPCOP is configured to allow only one CPAA token to be active for a given address block, deadlocks and livelocks between PEs seeking to access the same coherence granules can be avoided.