Abstract: An internal combustion engine injector mounting is configured to i) secure an injector (36) to an internal combustion engine body so that the injector can inject a heated aqueous fluid and a fuel into a combustion chamber of the internal combustion engine, and ii) hold a catalyst so that the heated aqueous fluid and fuel are injected into the combustion chamber by passing through the catalyst. The catalyst is contained within the mounting to protect against oxidation by combustion processes that, in use, take place in the combustion chamber.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the method can comprise locating a targeted portion of skin surface; delivering ultrasound energy to subcutaneous tissue below the skin surface; producing a biological effect in at least one of the skin surface and the subcutaneous tissue; and improving the appearance of the targeted portion of the skin surface. Improving the appearance of the skin surface can be at least one of increasing skin elasticity, reducing skin oiliness, reducing skin pore size, smoothing skin texture, reducing hyperpigmentation, treating and/or preventing acne, reducing a blemish, reducing an appearance of spider veins and/or rosacea, reducing an appearance of scars, reducing an appearance of stretch marks, rejuvenating skin, increasing collagen in the subcutaneous tissue, tightening of sagging sink, rejuvenating photoaged skin, increasing a thickness of a dermal layer, reducing a wrinkle on the skin surface, generating new tissue in the subcutaneous layer, and combinations thereof.

Abstract: Implementations relate to an automated assistant that can automate repeatedly performed procedures. The automation can involve communicating with different users, organizations, and/or other automated assistants. The automated assistant, with prior permission from respective user(s), can detect repeated performance of a particular series of manually initiated computational actions. Based on this determination, the automated assistant can determine automated assistant computational action(s) that can be performed by the automated assistant in order to reduce latency in performing a procedure, reduce quantity and/or size of transmissions in performing the procedure, and/or reduce an amount of client device resources required for performing the procedure. Such actions can include communicating with an additional automated assistant that may be associated with another user and/or organization.

Abstract: Examples are disclosed to perform signature matching using noise cancellation models to achieve consensus. Example apparatus disclosed herein include a signature matcher to compare a first stream of monitored media signatures to streams of reference signatures representative of corresponding reference media to determine a first signature match, and compare a second stream of monitored media signatures to the streams of reference signatures to determine a second signature match; a match selector to use at least one the first signature match or the second signature match to identify a first one of the reference media corresponding to the monitored media data; and a creditor interface to output identification data for the first one of the reference media identified with the at least one the first signature match or the second signature match, the identification data to be used to credit a media exposure corresponding to the monitored media.

Abstract: A battery pack is configured to be coupled to outdoor power equipment and includes a battery positioned in a housing, the housing comprising an interface surface, a plurality of high current pins electrically connected to the battery and accessible through the interface surface, a plurality of low current pins electrically connected to the battery and accessible through the interface surface, and a battery controller electrically coupled to the battery, the plurality of low current pins, and the plurality of high current pins.

Abstract: A spectroscopic autofocusing method and a system for such a method are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a spectroscopic autofocusing method includes applying a plurality of electrical signals to a shape changing lens of a spectroscopy system. The method includes emitting, by an optical source coupled to the spectroscopy system, one or more optical signals directed to a target. The method includes determining, by a detector, one or more power measurements of one or more returned optical signals corresponding to an illuminated area of the target. The method includes aggregating, from the detector, the one or more power measurements, wherein each power measurement corresponds to a respective electrical signal of the plurality of electrical signals applied to the shape changing lens. The method includes determining an optimized electrical signal corresponding to a maximum power measurement indicated by the one or more power measurements.

Abstract: Example embodiments allow for training of encoders (e.g., artificial neural networks (ANNs)) to generate a color palette based on an input image. The color palette can then be used to generate, using the input image, a quantized, reduced color depth image that corresponds to the input image. Differences between a plurality of such input images and corresponding quantized images are used to train the encoder. Encoders trained in this manner are especially suited for generating color palettes used to convert images into different reduced color depth image file formats. Such an encoder also has benefits, with respect to memory use and computational time or cost, relative to the median-cut algorithm or other methods for producing reduced color depth color palettes for images.

Abstract: A method includes, during a delivery process of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), receiving, by an image processing system, a depth image captured by a downward-facing stereo camera on the UAV. One or more pixels are within a sample area of the depth image and are associated with corresponding depth values indicative of distances of one or more objects to the downward-facing stereo camera. The method also includes determining, by the image processing system an estimated depth value representative of depth values within the sample area. The method further includes determining that the estimated depth value is below a trigger depth. The method further includes, based at least on determining that the estimated depth value is below the trigger depth, aborting the delivery process of the UAV.

Abstract: Provided herein are soluble soft tissue protein compositions that can contain one or more soft-tissue bioactive factors, methods of making the soluble soft tissue protein compositions, and methods of using the soluble soft tissue protein compositions.

Abstract: An example expandable interbody device can include a structural body having an upper endplate and a lower endplate. The device can include at least one wedge block and at least one linkage block arranged between the upper and lower endplates. The linkage block can include a plurality of linkages and a shear pin disposed at a respective proximal end of each of the linkages. The device can include a drive screw extending through the wedge and linkage blocks. The drive screw can be configured to rotate and drive the wedge block to expand the upper and lower endplates of the structural body from the closed position to an intermediate position. Additionally, the drive screw can be further configured to rotate and drive the linkage block to expand the upper and lower endplates of the structural body from the intermediate position to an open position.

Abstract: A process automatically generates configuration information used to build a target computing environment based on an image that depicts an architecture of the target computing environment. First, the process generates an original graph data structure having nodes and edges that respectively represent services and connectors detected in the image. The system then determines attributes of the target computing environment based on the original graph data structure. At least in part, the attributes describe a context in which the target computing environment is used, such as the type of industry associated with the target computing environment. The process then modifies the original graph data structure based on the attributes that have been determined, to produce a modified graph data structure. Finally, the process provides the configuration information to a deployment system, which uses the configuration information to deploy the target computing environment on a computing platform.

Abstract: A table organizer and cooking utensil caddy having a rectangular fabric panel partitioned into subpanels and configured for placement on the end of a picnic tabletop. Subpanels include a central tabletop panel, which rests on the tabletop, and a left-side pocket panel, right-side pocket panel, and front pocket panel configured to drape over the edges of the tabletop. A tie-down strap affixed to the bottom side of the tabletop panel enable a user to strap the caddy to the picnic table. Carry handles are exposed when the pocket panels are folded onto the top side and then enclosed by folding the entire caddy in half. The tie-down strap then secures the caddy in a folded configuration and facilitates storage and transport of myriad cooking utensils and articles presented for use in a deployed configuration.

Abstract: A sector-splitting base station antenna includes a plurality of RF ports, a plurality of columns of radiating elements, a first beamforming network that is coupled between a first subset of the RF ports and a first antenna array that comprises a first subset of the columns of radiating elements, and a second beamforming network that is coupled between a second subset of the RF ports and a second antenna array that comprises a second subset of the columns of radiating elements. The first beamforming network and the first antenna array are configured to generate a first plurality of antenna beams that provide coverage to a first side of a sector of a cell of a cellular communications system but not to a second side of the sector, and the second beamforming network and the second antenna array are configured to generate a second plurality of antenna beams that provide coverage to the second side of the sector but not to the first side of the sector.

Abstract: A hospitality property management tool and system and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system, thermostats are located in respective rooms at a hospitality establishment. The thermostats are joined in network communication with environmental amenities, such as lights and a thermostat that respectively controls lighting and temperature. The thermostats utilize an unoccupied room profile and an occupied room profile to set the environmental conditions, such as the lighting and the temperature, in the rooms. A guest preference profile may be activated within a room to provide guest-specific environmental conditions in the room associated with a guest.

Abstract: A night vision system, a microchannel plate (MCP), and a planetary deposition system and methodology are provided for selectively depositing an electrode contact metal on one side of MCP channel openings. MCPs can be secured to a face of a platter that rotates about its central platter axis. The rotating platter can be tilted on a fixture surrounding an evaporative source of contact metal. A mask with a variable size mask opening is arranged between the rotating platter and the evaporative source. While the mask orbits around the evaporative source with the rotating platter, the mask does not rotate along its own axis as does the rotating platter. Depending on the opening of the non-rotating mask, and the tilt angle of the rotating platter, the respective circumferential distance around and the depth into the shaded first side of the channel opening is controlled.

Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be implemented in, among other things, methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media. A method can include receiving a first request to retrieve an identifier token associated with a user account. The method can further include generating a first alphanumeric sequence associated with the user account and performing a randomization procedure on the first alphanumeric sequence to generate a second alphanumeric sequence. The method can further include generating the identifier token for a subscriber associated with the user account to provide to a second device. The method can further include receiving, from a third device, a second request including a second identifier token having a third alphanumeric sequence, the second request being associated with performing an action using sensitive data associated with the user account. The method can further include sending data including the second request to the third device.