Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 12140836 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 12140836, to the plants of soybean cultivar 12140836, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 12140836, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 12140836. 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 12140836. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 12140836, 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 12140836 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: Disclosed is an assembly for granulating polymer material, having a housing; a gas feed conduit having a rectangular cross-section and leading into the housing; a gas discharge conduit located downstream of the housing and having a rectangular cross-section; a granulating unit disposed in the housing and having a perforated plate feeding into the housing and a scraper, which comminutes the material emerging through openings of the perforated plate. In a plane running parallel to the plane of the perforated plate, the two lateral wall faces of the gas discharge conduit arranged perpendicularly to said plane enclose an angle ?2 with one another, and the two lateral wall faces of the gas feed conduit arranged perpendicularly to said plane or plane of section enclose an angle ?1, the two angles ?1 and ?2 being open towards the housing, and the angle ?1 being larger than the angle ?2.

Abstract: Disclosed are garage door sensor systems and devices that include one or more transmitter sources configured to transmit an electromagnetic (EM) waveform and one or more receiver circuits configured to receive the electromagnetic waveform from the transmitter source. The receiver circuit is configured to determine an active duration of the received electromagnetic waveform in a predetermined detection time window. The receiver circuit is configured to send a blocked beam signal based on the determined active duration and the predetermined detection time window. The blocked beam signal indicates to the garage door motor assembly that an obstruction is in the signal path between the transmitter source and a receiver sensor of the receiver circuit.

Abstract: A disposable facemask is provided having a filter body with an opening sized to cover the nose and mouth of a wearer. The filter body further includes an outer mask layer and an inner mask layer, and one or more intermediate layers disposed between the outer and inner mask layers. At least one of the intermediate layers is a nonwoven web layer including thermoplastic filaments formed from a random copolymer, or a random copolymer blended with a homopolymer.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 24220137 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 24220137, to the plants of soybean cultivar 24220137, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 24220137, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 24220137. 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 24220137. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 24220137, 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 24220137 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 18040716 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 18040716, to the plants of soybean cultivar 18040716, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 18040716, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 18040716. 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 18040716. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 18040716, 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 18040716 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a negative active material for a lithium secondary battery, that includes a first graphite particle and a second graphite particle at a weight ratio of 80:20 to 95:5, and the particle diameter D50 of the second graphite particle is 80% or less of the particle diameter D50 of the first graphite particle. The lithium secondary battery containing the negative active material has excellent output characteristics and excellent productivity and economic efficiency.

Abstract: Provided herein are nanoengineered biomaterial inks used to 3D print a biocompatible, flexible electronic device, for example, a hydrogel constructs a biocompatible, flexible electronic device or 3D printed wearable electronic devices. The biocompatible, flexible electronic device may be a crosslinked gelatin-SH-2D-MoS2 nanoassembly. Also provided are methods for nanoengineering a biomaterial ink and for determining a treatment for a subject in need thereof utilizing the biocompatible, flexible electronic device.

Abstract: A package movement assembly for an automatic packaging machine comprises a first trolley and a second trolley placed side by side and slidably movable along a packaging direction; a first gripping device and a second gripping device facing each other and between which a package to be moved can be positioned. The first gripping device and the second gripping device are mechanically mounted respectively on the first trolley and on the second trolley, and are movable along a direction substantially parallel to the packaging direction. Furthermore, the first trolley and the second trolley respectively comprise a vacuum pump, associated with the respective gripping device, in fluid connection with said plurality of gripping elements, and an electric motor mechanically connected to the vacuum pump and configured to actuate it.

Abstract: Methods and surgical devices for performing an anastomosis of a living tissue. More particularly the methods and devices relate to anastomosis of tissue performed through tissue fusion performed by delivering energy to the tissue.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 19140413 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 19140413, to the plants of soybean cultivar 19140413, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 19140413, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 19140413. 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 19140413. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 19140413, 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 19140413 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: A Ported Press Adapter Expand Mandrel System (PPAEMS) includes a Ported Press Adapter (PPA) as a significant advancement beyond the Expand Mandrel Window Riser (EMWR) by adding multiple radial holes to provide increased light intrusion, full 360° visibility, and balanced stress distribution with a pattern of port holes, slots, or other openings. Additional clarity is provided by an ancillary light source directed into the working area. Utilizing a small diameter Mandrel Holder (MH) allows for a wide range of mandrel diameters for installation in tight working areas (coax and progressive presses) and improves axially precision with a fine thread pitch.

Abstract: A soybean cultivar designated 20221948 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 20221948, to the plants of soybean cultivar 20221948, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 20221948, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 20221948. 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 20221948. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 20221948, 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 20221948 with another soybean cultivar.

Abstract: An apparatus, method and system for real-time monitoring of underwater risers, cables, and mooring lines based on a Kalman filter. In an embodiment, the system is formed with sensors configured to sense an inclination of a riser segment between riser nodes of the riser between the upper end and the lower end. A data processing system is configured to employ a Kalman filter algorithm to produce real-time estimates of a deformed shape and a stress of the riser segment using the sensed inclination between the riser nodes.

Abstract: An apparatus and method provide for automated management of bacterial load detector devices to be temporarily positioned inside a chamber, delimited by walls, at least one of the walls includes at least one access aperture on which a primary closing unit is installed, configured to allow access to an inside of the chamber while keeping an atmosphere of the chamber isolated and separated from an external environment. The apparatus comprises a transport container, containing an extractable housing slider on which one or more bacterial load detector devices are positioned, an extraction device configured to extract the housing slider from the transport container and make the housing slider available inside the chamber, and a support device disposed inside the chamber configured to stably position and support the housing slider.

Abstract: A welding unit for welding rails of a track includes a first sub-unit which is displaceable on unit guides in a rail longitudinal direction relative to a second sub-unit by using displacement cylinders. Each sub-unit includes clamping cylinders disposed underneath the unit guides and coupled to clamping jaws for clamping the rails. The two sub-units are connected by the displacement cylinders in that a cylinder body of the respective displacement cylinder is connected to one sub-unit and a piston rod of the respective displacement cylinder is connected to the other sub-unit. Thus, it is not necessary to support the displacement cylinders relative to a transverse beam disposed at the front.

Abstract: Disclosed are nanofluidic analytical devices. The devices employ a sample processing region that includes a plurality of fluidically connected sample handling elements that, in combination, affect a physical change on a sample introduced into the sample processing region. This physical change can include, for example, purification of an analyte of interest present in the sample, concentration of an analyte of interest present in the sample, chemical modification (e.g., cleavage and/or chemical derivatization) of an analyte of interest present in the sample, or a combination thereof. The analytical devices further include a nanochannel comprising a plurality of in-plane nanopores in series fluidically coupled to the sample processing region. The in-plane nanopores can be used to detect and/or analyze analyte(s) present in the sample following processing by the sample processing region. These analytical devices can advantageously provide for the label-free detection of single molecules.

Abstract: The present invention relates to UV-blocking films for architectural and automotive use that provide 100% UV and blue light blocking. UV-blocking films according to the present invention consist of a transparent base layer and a UV-blocking layer formed on the transparent base layer using a sputtering method. The UV-blocking layer includes one or more oxides selected from a group consisting of zinc, titanium, zirconium, cesium, and silicon, with a wavelength transmission rate of 0% or less in the range of 280-400 nm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a low-emissivity film for buildings and vehicles that is capable of having excellent visibility and thermal insulation performance. The low-emissivity film for buildings and vehicles comprises: a transparent substrate layer; and an infrared cut-off layer formed on top of the transparent substrate layer by means of sputtering and having a metal layer comprising any one or more metals selected from the group consisting of nickel, chrome, and silver, wherein the low-emissivity film has thermal transmittance of 4.6 W/m2K or less.