Abstract: Button covers which provide users the ability to customize their wardrobe are provided herein. The button cover fits over buttons to attached to an article such as clothing to accommodate the button in manner affording increased customization to the article for a user.

Abstract: A method including receiving input comprising natural language texts; pre-training a First-Order Logic Network (FOLNet) neural network model on unlabeled texts included in the natural language texts, the FOLNet neural network model comprising of a plurality of layers; processing the input through the plurality of layers of the FOLNet neural network model; encoding a logical inductive bias using the FOLNet neural network model; outputting one or more tensors based on the logical inductive bias; and predicting an outcome using the one or more tensors.

Abstract: An energy harvesting tape comprising a plurality of flexible layers. The plurality of flexible layers includes a solar cell layer configured to capture solar energy, a thermoelectric layer configured to capture thermal energy, one or more piezoelectric layers configured to capture mechanical energy; and an electrode layer configured to capture radiofrequency energy and to transmit a radiofrequency signal. The energy harvesting tape also includes one or more processing units on at least one of the plurality of flexible layers. The one or more processing units are configured to use the captured energy from the plurality of flexible layers to transmit the radiofrequency signal. The energy harvesting tape has a length, a width, and a thickness, where the length is greater than the width, and the width is greater than the thickness.

Abstract: Methods for making oat compositions, such as oat-based beverages, include the steps of microfiltering an oat base to produce a MF permeate fraction and a MF retentate fraction, ultrafiltering the MF permeate fraction to produce a UF permeate fraction and a UF retentate fraction, and combining the MF retentate fraction, the UF retentate fraction, and optionally water to form the oat composition.

Abstract: A structural assembly for a vehicle includes a left frame, a right frame, a cross beam, a bumper structure, and a pair of deflectors. The left frame rail and the right frame rail are spaced apart from each other and extend in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The cross beam extends in a transverse direction and connects the left and right frame rails to each other. The bumper structure extends in the transverse direction and is secured to front ends of the left frame rail and the right frame rail. Each deflector includes a rear end secured to an outboard wall of a respective left and right frame rail and a front end secured to a respective end of the bumper structure. Each deflector is angled in a forward direction of the vehicle from a location adjacent to the cross beam.

Abstract: An event-driven readout management system includes non-priority access arbitration of a plurality of channels. The system includes an arbitration tree circuit, response circuit, in-channel logic circuit, and output periphery circuit. The arbitration tree circuit determines to which of the plurality of channels to grant access to a common signal transfer resource shared by the plurality of channels based on a readout access request provided by at least one of the plurality of channels. The arbitration tree circuit terminates a prior readout transaction and commences a subsequent readout transaction in response to a single edge of a clock signal. The in-channel logic circuit terminates the prior readout transaction and commences the subsequent readout transaction in response to receiving an acknowledge token. The output periphery circuit converts information received from the plurality of channels into an output format on the common signal transfer resource.

Abstract: Shop floor service equipment includes a battery and a control panel for electro-mechanically or electro-hydraulically controlling lifting mechanisms to raise and lower a vehicle or parts of vehicles for servicing without exposure to an undercarriage of the vehicle to replace the battery or to operate the control panel.

Abstract: This application is directed to a display assistant device that acts as a voice-activated user interface device. The display assistant device includes a base, a screen and a speaker. The base is configured for sitting on a surface. The screen has a rear surface and is supported by the base at the rear surface. A bottom edge of the screen is configured to be held above the surface by a predefined height, and the base is substantially hidden behind the screen from a front view of the display assistant device. The speaker is concealed inside the base and configured to project sound substantially towards the front view of the display assistant device.

Abstract: A network interface system defines standardized network service requests and related abstracted tasks. In examples, commands needed to configure particular network elements are dependent on the network being utilized and/or the network element(s) being utilized. The network interface system may include a standardization layer, an abstraction layer, and an application programming interface for each of a variety of available networks. Upon a request for a network service, the related abstracted tasks may be translated into network-specific commands to configure network elements of disparate networks to provide the requested service.

Abstract: There is an article of clothing configured to store a tourniquet, comprising: a base clothing layer, including: a first plurality of hook and loop attachment regions arranged in a U-shape; a flap of flexible material fixedly coupled to the base clothing layer adjacent to a top end of the U-shape, and extending downwardly coextensive with the first plurality of hook and loop attachment regions, and including: a second plurality of hook and loop attachment regions positioned and configured to mate with the first plurality of hook and loop attachment regions; and a tab protruding beyond the second plurality of hook and loop attachment regions; and wherein when the flap of flexible material is fully coupled to the base clothing layer by mating of the first plurality of hook and loop attachment regions and the second plurality of hook and loop attachment regions a storage cavity is formed.

Abstract: A method is presented for selectively throttling subsystems of a battery-powered computing device. The method comprises determining an amount of power consumed a plurality of rest-of-platform (ROP) subsystems of the battery-powered computing device. A total amount of power consumed by subsystems of a battery-powered computing device is determined. The subsystems including at least a system on a chip (SOC) and the plurality of ROP subsystems. Responsive to recognizing a condition where the amount of power consumed by the plurality of ROP subsystems is above an ROP power threshold, and where the total amount of power consumed increases above a first throttling threshold, one or more ROP subsystems are throttled.

Abstract: A system for recycling a component of a battery assembly includes a removal tool and a cover of the battery assembly. The cover includes a component removal zone configured to be removable from the cover by the removal tool to expose the component and a locator identifying the component removal zone for removal by the removal tool.

Abstract: A storage device is disclosed herein. The storage device comprises a non-volatile memory, where the non-volatile memory includes a block of 3N wordlines partitioned into a plurality of sub-blocks. The plurality of sub-blocks include an upper sub-block of a first subset of the block of 3N wordlines, a lower sub-block of a second subset of the block of 3N wordlines, and a middle sub-block of a third subset of the block of 3N wordlines. Further, the storage device comprises control circuitry coupled to the block of 3N wordlines and configured to: perform a program operation in a normal order programming sequence on the upper sub-block; perform a program operation in a reverse order programming sequence on the lower sub-block; and perform a program operation in the reverse order programming sequence on the middle sub-block.

Abstract: A base station central unit sends, to a base station distributed unit, a request message for a context configuration of a wireless device, wherein the request message comprises a field indicating that the wireless device is only allowed to access a cell that is associated with at least one closed access group. The base station central unit receives, from the base station distributed unit, an acknowledge message comprising cell configuration parameters of one or more cells for the context configuration of the wireless device, wherein the one or more cells are associated with at least one first closed access group.

Abstract: A fluoropropene composition comprising Z-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, E-1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, 1,1,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene, 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, and optionally 1,1,1,3,3-pentafluoropropane wherein the 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene being present in an amount of 0.00001 to 1.0%. A method of producing the fluoropropene, methods for using the fluoropropene and the composition formed are also disclosed.

Abstract: Techniques and tools for encoding enhancement layer video with quantization that varies spatially and/or between color channels are presented, along with corresponding decoding techniques and tools. For example, an encoding tool determines whether quantization varies spatially over a picture, and the tool also determines whether quantization varies between color channels in the picture. The tool signals quantization parameters for macroblocks in the picture in an encoded bit stream. In some implementations, to signal the quantization parameters, the tool predicts the quantization parameters, and the quantization parameters are signaled with reference to the predicted quantization parameters. A decoding tool receives the encoded bit stream, predicts the quantization parameters, and uses the signaled information to determine the quantization parameters for the macroblocks of the enhancement layer video. The decoding tool performs inverse quantization that can vary spatially and/or between color channels.

Abstract: An upper of an article of footwear including a dynamic material configured for topographic transformation to alter at least one of a fit, an insulation, or a ventilation, of the article of footwear.

Abstract: A method or system for noninvasive evaluating and monitoring of abnormal cardiopulmonary vibrations includes obtaining one or more signals using one or more noninvasive heart and/or lung vibration signal sensors or transducers that provide a measure of physiological effects that are correlated with cardiopulmonary functions, recording, by a processor and one or more heart and/or lung vibration signal sensors or transducers for turbulence recordings between a first and second cardiopulmonary sounds, analyzing the turbulence recordings for unique vibration signatures associated with cardiopulmonary disease by searching deviations from an average beat, and presenting an assessment of cardiopulmonary disease upon finding that the deviations are above a predetermined threshold. In some embodiments, the system and method further include seeking a largest mean absolute error of a specific segment between an average beat and each beat from a subject to provide a murmur level indicative of cardiopulmonary disease.

Abstract: As is scientifically well known, magnetic flux is a physical force (i.e. the Lorentz force and Ampere's force). The invention utilizes a plurality of electromagnetic and or plasma coils to create high pressure, high velocity magnetic flux directed through variable exhaust nozzles or a cone shaped electrical coil to create thrust for spacecraft. Electrically charged ions or electrons are collected and propelled along the created magnetic flux lines through the variable exhaust nozzles or electrical coils to create thrust.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to a plasma generator including a dielectric layer elongated in a longitudinal direction that extends 0.01 mm-2 mm in a thickness direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. The dielectric layer defines first and second planar surfaces that are separated in the thickness direction. A first electrode is disposed along a first portion of the first planar surface. A second electrode is disposed along a second portion of the second planar surface, such that at least a part of the first and second portions are separated in the longitudinal direction of the dielectric layer. A power supply is configured to supply electrical power to the first and second electrodes at a predetermined voltage and frequency, wherein plasma is generated adjacent each of the first and second electrodes and along the first and second surfaces of the dielectric layer other than the first and second portions.