Abstract: Presented are thermal management systems using coolant flow distribution plates for immersion cooling of battery cells, methods for making/using such systems, and vehicles equipped with such systems for cooling the vehicles' battery packs. A battery assembly includes multiple battery cells arranged in adjacent, mutually parallel cell rows. The battery cells are stored inside a protective battery housing that includes inlet and outlet fluid ports for receiving and evacuating therethrough dielectric coolant fluid. A pair of (first and second) separator plates is located between each neighboring pair of cell rows. Each plate includes coolant channels that are arranged in mutually parallel channel bands. The separator plates are in face-to-face contact with each other such that each channel band of the first separator plate is aligned with a respective channel band of the second plate so the coolant channels cooperatively distribute coolant fluid onto and vertically upward between the battery cells.

Abstract: A structure comprises at least one outer wall having an internal wall section and an outer wall section with an air flow passage therebetween. A circulation system circulates air through the flow passage to inhibit moisture accumulation and mold growth. A sensing system determines the presence of moisture in the flow passage and generates a signal in response thereto. A controller receives the signal from the sensing system and controls the circulation system to maintain a predetermined temperature and relative humidity in the flow passage.

Abstract: A system and method for activating an optic for a gun. A magnetic field from a magnet proximate the optic is detected. Power to the optic is turned off from a battery of the optic in response to detecting the magnetic field. Power to the optic is turned on from a battery in response to not detecting the magnetic field.

Abstract: Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for an optical domain controller for managing and maintaining a record of network component configuration and interconnections. The optical domain controller detects changes in a configuration of optical network elements in response to a requested service from the network, coordinates additional changes in configurations to optical network elements that may be affected by the detected change, communicates with the optical network elements to incorporate the changes to the configurations of the network element, and stores the configurations and states of the network elements. The use of the optical domain controller may thus replace or supplement a database storing network configuration information by automatically managing changes to the network as new services are instantiated directly on the optical network elements.

Abstract: This disclosure provides compositions, formulations, systems, and methods of their use to promote the growth of turfgrasses and allowing them to outcompete and/or exert allelopathic influence on weeds.

Abstract: A method for zero-shot event extraction, performed by a computer device. The method includes training a context encoder, a first definition encoder, and a second definition encoder with auto extracted context-definition alignment data; retrieving a plurality of verbal synsets from a lexical database; refining a representation model based on the context-definition alignment data and the plurality of verbal synsets; encoding a plurality of candidate event type definitions; encoding the refined representation model with the trained context encoder; and determining whether the encoded representation model belongs to one of the plurality of candidate event type definitions based on a cosine similarity between the encoded representation model, the trained context encoder, the first trained definition encoder, and the second trained definition encoder.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods for extracting information from a transaction description. In one embodiment, a system is disclosed that may include one or more processors and one or more memory devices storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, performs operations consistent with the disclosed embodiments. In one embodiment, the operations may include receiving a transaction description. The operations may also include identifying known location information corresponding to the transaction description and determining whether information from the transaction description corresponds to the identified known location information. The operations may further include removing location information from the transaction description based on the determination. In another aspect, the operations may also include extracting additional location information from the transaction description that is not associated with the known location information.

Abstract: A multiple source container for radioactive material is provided. The multiple source container can include a cap attachable to a housing. The housing can include a plurality of source vials and a plurality of transfer vials. The cap and the housing can each be made from a radiation shielding material such that the source vials and the transfer vials can store radioactive material therein. The multiple source container can further include a plurality of ports, wherein a hole can be provided at a bottom of each of the plurality of source vials and each of the plurality of transfer vials, wherein the hole can each be coupled to one of the plurality of ports respective.

Abstract: Water-based friction reducing slurry compositions including a salt composition in an amount sufficient to result in undissolved salts in the water-based friction reducing slurry compositions designed to reduce or prevent hydration of the friction-reducing polymers in the water-based friction reducing slurry compositions during production, storage, and transportation, treating fluid compositions including a water-based friction reducing slurry compositions and methods of making the water-based friction reducing slurry compositions and the treating fluid compositions and methods of treating subterranean oil and/or gas bearing formations using the treating fluid compositions.

Abstract: In example embodiments, an electrostatic motor is enclosed in an hermetically sealed container in which the internal air environment can be stabilized and controlled to enhance the performance of the electrostatic motor. Performance can be greatly enhanced in terms of motor efficiency, performance, longevity, reduced electrical input power and/or input voltage with improved kinetic power output. The hermetically sealed container may preserve parameters of the gas condition inside the container, such as, for example, to a specified humidity level, and/or gas pressure, and other parameters associated with gaseous environments. In an example embodiment, a gas may be added into the enclosure to enhance the performance.

Abstract: A base station transmits, to a wireless device, a resource assignment indicating a plurality of time intervals of a secondary cell for communicating with the wireless device. The base station restarts a deactivation timer associated with the secondary cell in response to communicating, via the secondary cell, an uplink packet or a downlink packet with the wireless device during a first time interval of the plurality of time intervals.

Abstract: A system for sorting objects is provided. For instance, the system includes a first and second sensor for observing the objects before and after sorting and a controller having an action agent module and a learning agent module. The controller updates, by the learning agent module, a policy matrix after sorting previously sorted objects. The policy matrix includes state data of the previously sorted objects including sensor data, an action performed by the sorting actuator, and a sorting score. The controller actuates the sorting actuator, calculates a specific sorting score based on a specific action performed by the sorting actuator, and updates the policy matrix to create an updated policy matrix including updated sorting rules. The updated policy matrix is used in sorting subsequent objects. In another example, the controller loads a policy matrix that was determined incrementally during sorting of previously sorted objects.

Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein for a memory system that includes one or more control circuits configured to connect to a three-dimensional memory structure that includes word lines, with each word line connected to a word line driver at one end. The one or more control circuits are configured to, in a program verify operation, sense memory cells of a first region of a selected word line for a first sense time and sense memory cells of a second region of the selected word line for a second sense time while applying a program-verify voltage to the selected word line. The first region is closer to the word line driver than the second region.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described for treating a fluid that includes a particulate fraction and a soluble fraction, such as wastewater fluid including biosolids. The treatment includes biochemically transforming solids in the particulate fraction of the fluid in a biochemical process while simultaneously subjecting the fluid to a vacuum pressure, and evaporating off at least a portion of the soluble fraction of the fluid and thereby thickening a remaining portion of the fluid. A residence time of the particulate fraction can be controlled to be at least 25% greater than a residence time of the soluble fraction, for example. A solids content of the particulate fraction can be controlled to be in a range of from 2% to 99%, for example.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods for capturing carbon dioxide and permanently sequestering carbon dioxide in the form of Group II metal carbonates. The invention involves production of HCl by reacting steam with a material that includes a magnesium chloride hydrate. The HCl that is generated from this process is used to leach Group II mineral salts from a variety of different materials, including minerals and industrial waste materials. The leached Group II mineral salts are used to capture carbon dioxide by forming Group II mineral salt carbonates.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed concerning gas lift gas recovery. A gas lift gas recovery system can include an inlet separator system, charge system, and sump system for facilitating recovery of gas lift gas. The inlet separator system can be configured to receive production fluid for separation of liquids therefrom to recover gas lift gas. The charge system can include a high pressure (HP) leg for holding an HP portion of fluid and a low pressure (LP) leg for holding an LP portion of fluid. The sump system can be configured for holding liquids from at least one of the inlet separator system and the charge system.

Abstract: A power transfer arrangement includes: a first drive shaft configured to couple to a power source; a first slip clutch assembly including a drive hub, a clutch housing coupled to the drive hub, and a clutch hub disposed partially within the clutch housing and including a coupling that extends outside of the clutch housing and is coupled to the first drive shaft, the clutch hub being configured to rotate the clutch housing and the coupled drive hub; a second drive shaft coupled to the clutch hub; a gearbox coupled to the drive hub; and a second slip clutch assembly including a second drive hub, a second clutch housing coupled to the second drive hub, and a second clutch hub disposed partially within the second clutch housing and including a second coupling that extends outside of the second clutch housing and is coupled to the second drive shaft.

Abstract: A cyclone filter includes a body including a cylindrical surface extending between a first end and a second end, and defining a cavity of the cyclone filter. An air inlet is formed through the cylindrical surface and is configured to receive airflow from a laundry cabinet and to direct the airflow along the cylindrical surface within the cavity. A vortex diverter extends within the cavity from the second end and is configured to interrupt airflow as it passes within the cavity between the diverter and the cylindrical surface to separate particulates from the airflow. A particulate outlet formed through the cylindrical surface and axially spaced from the air inlet is configured to direct particulates separated from the airflow toward a particulate receptacle.

Abstract: Implementations described herein relate to methods, devices, and computer-readable media to automatically adjust white balance in an image. In some implementations, a computer-implemented method includes detecting a face in the image, wherein the face corresponds to a plurality of pixels. The method further includes determining a region of interest (ROI) for the face, wherein the region of interest excludes at least one pixel from the plurality of pixels that correspond to the face. The method further includes performing a face color calculation for the face based on the region of interest for the face. The method further includes adjusting the white balance in the image based on the face color calculation to obtain an output image.

Abstract: A wireless control device may include a housing, a yoke, an antenna, a communication circuit, and a control circuit. The yoke may be electrically conductive and be configured to mount the wireless control device to an electrical wallbox. The antenna may be configured to transmit and receive radio frequency signals. The antenna may be a slot antenna. The communication circuit may be configured to transmit and receive the radio-frequency signals via the antenna, and the control circuit may be responsive to the communication circuit (e.g., the signals received via the communication circuit). The control device may also include a conductive component that is attached to a front surface of the housing. For example, the conductive component may be electrically connected to the yoke via a single electrical connection (e.g., a screw). Further, the conductive component may be parallel with the antenna and configured to be capacitively coupled to the antenna.