Abstract: The invention provides an oral solid formulation comprising (a) a controlled release component comprising a core comprising levodopa, wherein the core is coated with a muco-adhesive coating and the muco-adhesive coating is externally coated with an enteric coating; and (b) an immediate release component comprising levodopa. The invention further provides a method for making and using the oral solid formulation.

Abstract: An intraocular micro-display system includes an intraocular micro-display (IOMD) implant and an auxiliary head unit for delivering power and image data to the IOMD implant. The IOMD implant includes an enclosure shaped for implantation into an eye, a micro-display to emit images towards a retina, an energy storage unit to power the micro-display, a charging antenna for wireless charging of the energy storage unit via a power signal incident upon the first charging antenna, and a data antenna to wirelessly receive the image data for driving the micro-display to emit the images. The charging antenna and the data antenna are implantable into the eye with the IOMD implant.

Abstract: Provided method and system allow dynamic rendering of a reflexive questionnaire based on a modifiable spreadsheet for users with little to no programming experience and knowledge. The method comprises receiving a modifiable spreadsheet with multiple rows, each row comprising rendering instructions for a reflexive questionnaire from a first computer, such as a data type cell, statement cell, logic cell, and a field identifier; rendering a graphical user interface, on a second computer, comprising a label and an input element corresponding to the rendering instructions of a first row of the spreadsheet; receiving an input from the second computer; evaluating the input against the logic cell of the spreadsheet; in response to the input complying with the logic cell of the spreadsheet, dynamically rendering a second label and a second input element to be displayed on the graphical user interface based on the logic of the first row.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to analyze characteristics of text of interest using a computing system. An example apparatus includes a text detector to provide text data from a first image, the first image including a first text region of interest and a second text region not of interest, a color-coding generator to generate a plurality of color-coded text-map images, the plurality of color-coded text-map images including color-coded segments with different colors, the color-coded segments corresponding to different text characteristics, and a convolutional neural network (CNN) to determine a first location in the first image as more likely to be the first text region of interest than a second location in the first image corresponding to the second text region that is not of interest based on performing a CNN analysis on the first image and the plurality of color-coded text-map images.

Abstract: Examples described herein generally relate to a computer system including a knowledge graph storing a plurality of entities. A mining of a set of enterprise source documents within an enterprise intranet is performed, by a user-based mining system, to determine a plurality of entity names. An entity record is generated within a knowledge graph for a mined entity name from the linked entity names based on an entity schema and ones of the set of enterprise source documents associated with the mined entity name. The entity record includes attributes aggregated from the ones of the set of enterprise source documents associated with the mined entity name.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a process. In an embodiment, the process includes providing pellets of a regrind material. The regrind material is a post-consumer recycle multilayer film (PCR multilayer film) having at least three layers. The PCR multilayer film is composed of (i) a polyethylene layer, (ii) a polyamide layer, and (iii) a tie layer. The tie layer is composed of maleic anhydride grafted substantially linear ethylene polymer (MAH-g-SLEP) having a Mw/Mn from 1.5 to less than 3.5 and a melt index from 0.5 g/10 min to less than 25 g/10 min. The process includes extruding the pellets to form an extrudate, molding the extrudate, and forming, with the extrudate, a molded article having a surface. The surface of the molded article has a surface roughness value, Sa, less than 1000 nm and a root mean square roughness value, Sq, less than 1400 nm.

Abstract: A ratchet fastener includes a base including a fastening portion including threads and a ratchet portion including teeth and a ratchet wheel disposed in mating arrangement with the teeth. The ratchet fastener is configured to receive a tether. The ratchet wheel is configured to be rotated to tighten the tether.

Abstract: An automated parking garage with one or more novel features described herein. These novel features include a modular design a control system that is operable to move multiple items, such as vehicles, independently so that they can move concurrently or simultaneously, at least one storage space that comprises an electric vehicle charging station, the ability to communicate with autonomous (e.g., self-driving) vehicles to facilitate parking of autonomous vehicles, a pallet cleaning system, and/or can be configured to store containers or other items.

Abstract: Base station antennas are provided. A base station antenna includes a first array of radiating elements and a second array of radiating elements that is interleaved with the first array. Each of the first and second arrays has a plurality of non-rectangular sub-arrays that include radiating elements in one or more outer columns and radiating elements in an inner column that is between the first and second outer columns.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) including a fuselage body having a cavity that forms a cargo bay for transporting a payload, and a lower access opening for lowering the payload from the cargo bay, the lower access opening including a cargo bay door; a winch system positioned in the cargo bay configured to suspend a payload within the cargo bay; and a cargo bay door monitor which is configured to detect when the payload is applying a weight to the cargo bay door.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to communication related to predictions. A communication chain is created with multiple chain units, each operating independently to provide prediction services related to a prompt with embedded information therein associated with predictions for the prompt to enable prediction services. A request is received for a requested operation related to a query prompt on one of prediction solicitation, prediction entry, verification entry, and prediction access. If a chain unit for the query prompt, the request is directed to the chain unit to perform the requested operation. If not, a new chain unit is created for the query prompt and the request is forwarded to the new chain unit to carry out the requested operation.

Abstract: A method for generating a related product interface portion in an electronic user interface based on user-generated text includes identifying, for each product of a plurality of products, one or more respective characteristics from end user-generated text associated with the product, whereby a plurality of characteristics are identified for the plurality of products. The method further includes determining a plurality of characteristic groups, each group comprising two or more of the plurality of characteristics, wherein the characteristics within a group are similar to each other; receiving, from a user through the electronic user interface, an input related to a product category; and in response to receiving the user input, generating and presenting the related product interface portion that includes a respective product from each of the two or more of the characteristic groups related to the category.

Abstract: Efficient systems and methods for multiple-term searching and product ordering. A method includes receiving a plurality of independent search requests from a user and executing a product search for each of the plurality of independent search requests to generate a plurality of independent product results. The method includes providing at least a portion of the plurality of independent product results to the user simultaneously. The method includes receiving a product selection from the user and adding the product selection to a virtual shopping cart for the user while continuing to display at least a portion of the plurality of independent product results.

Abstract: An electronic system, a method, and a computer program product generate a video recording or stream with spherical background effects for video generation with automatic gesture-control background positioning for a spatially constrained user. The method includes extracting a foreground image from an image stream of the field of view captured by the image capturing device. The method includes generating a composite image stream of the foreground image superimposed on the spherical background image. The method includes identifying, within the image stream, that the foreground image is in a physically constrained space defined by physical constraint(s) around at least a portion of a background of the foreground image. In response to identifying that the foreground image is in a physically constrained space, the method includes activating a gesture-controlled background repositioning feature of the electronic system to automatically rotate a spherical background image based on receipt of a gesture control input.

Abstract: A battery system includes a battery frame, a battery module, and a polymeric seat. The battery frame includes a horizontal bottom plate and a plurality of members that extend in a vertical direction from the bottom plate. The battery module includes at least one battery cell enclosed inside body of the battery module. The battery module also includes an attachment surface fixedly attached to the body and one or more supports that extend downward from to the body. The attachment surface is fixedly attached to one or more of plurality of members to generate a force on the one or more supports in a direction of the bottom plate. The polymeric seat is fixedly attached to either the one or more supports or the battery frame and removably contacts the other of the one or more supports or the battery frame. The polymeric seat is compressed in response to the force.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for transmitting information optically. For instance, a system may include an optical source configured to generate a beam of light. The system may include at least one modulator configured to encode data on the beam of light to produce an encoded beam of light/encoded plurality of pulses. The system may include a spectrally-equalizing amplifier configured to receive the encoded beam of light/encoded plurality of pulses from the at least one modulator and both amplify and filter the encoded beam of light/encoded plurality of pulses to produce a filtered beam of light/filtered plurality of pulses, thereby spectrally equalizing a gain applied to the encoded beam of light. In some cases, the system may slice the beam of slight, to ensure a detector has impulsive detection. In some cases, the system may include a temperature controller to shift a distribution curve of wavelengths of the optical source.

Abstract: A low power force detection system includes variable capacitors, a drive sense module, and a processing module. A drive sense circuit of the drive sense module is operable to provide an analog and frequency domain signal to a variable capacitor. The drive sense circuit is further operable to detect a characteristic of the variable capacitor based on the analog and frequency domain signal and to generate a representative signal of the characteristic. The processing module is operable to generate a digital value based on the representative and to write the digital value to memory.

Abstract: A system for braking a host vehicle. A memory storing instructions executable by a processor includes instructions to actuate friction brakes in the host vehicle when a brake condition occurs. The brake condition includes that the host vehicle is parked on a roadway, a person is located exterior to the host vehicle, and an approaching vehicle will come within a distance threshold of the host vehicle.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for processing an insurance claim using a target captured image. A motion-based event associated with a vehicle is detected. One or more images of the motion-based event are captured automatically using a vehicle sensor. The one or more images are stored in a data stored associated with the vehicle. A request for an insurance claim from a user is received. A user interface is presented that enables the user to select the one or more images stored in the data store for associating the images with the insurance claim. A selection is received of at least one target image of the one or more images. Processing of the insurance claim is facilitated along with the selected at least one target image for processing.

Abstract: According to an aspect, a method includes receiving data loss prevention (DLP) restriction data, where the DLP restriction data defines a first DLP control. The first DLP control identifies at least one content attribute of restricted content. The first DLP control identifies a restriction to a computer function when the restricted content is rendered on a display of a computing device. The method includes storing the DLP restriction data in a memory device associated with an operating system of the computing device, detecting, by the operating system, that content rendered on the display of the computing device includes at least a portion of the restricted content as identified by the at least one content attribute, and restricting the computer function during a period of time in which the portion of the restricted content is rendered on the display.