Abstract: A touch sensor chip can comprise an ultrasound sensor layer comprising an array of ultrasonic transducers. The array of ultrasonic transducers can comprise one or more ultrasonic transducers. The touch sensor chip can also comprise an integrated circuit layer coupled to the ultrasound sensor layer. The integrated circuit layer can comprise circuitry configured for driving the array of ultrasonic transducers to generate ultrasound signals and receiving reflected ultrasound signals using the array of ultrasonic transducers. The integrated circuit layer can also comprise circuitry configured for generating an energy signal associated with received reflected ultrasound signals.

Abstract: A method and apparatus is provided to generate material-component images from spectral computed tomography (CT) projection data, using material decomposition in both the sinogram and image domains. From material components in the sinogram domain, monoenergetic sinograms are generated, and then monoenergetic images are reconstructed from the monoenergetic sinograms. Next, the monoenergetic images are decomposed into material-component images. Material decomposition in the sinogram domain enables beam-hardening corrections, and material decomposition in the image domain enhances image quality using prior information regarding the images including (e.g., smoothness and volume constraints) and using image-domain calibrations. Additionally, the method can be improved using scatter correction and detector-response and energy-spectrum calibrations. Further, iterations of the method can be performed by feeding back the material-component images to improve the scatter correction.

Abstract: An online collaboration system comprises at least one server in communication with multiple client computing devices over a communication network, the at least one server executing program code to host an online collaborative environment in which users of the client computing devices can collaborate. The at least one server executes program code to facilitate an online meeting between the users of the client computing devices in the online collaboration environment, display a plurality of conference panels on a user interface of at least some of the multiple client computing devices, each conference panel configured to depict a real-time video stream associated with one of the client computing devices participating in the online meeting and display at least one display panel on a user interface of at least some of the multiple client computing devices, wherein the at least one display panel of each user interface is configured to display common shared information relating to the online meeting.

Abstract: A system for routing signals in a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) includes one or more local Digital Access Units (DAUs) located at a local location and one or more remote DAUs located at one or more remote locations. Each of the one or more local DAUs includes an optical port coupled to an upstream unit. The upstream unit includes at least one of a repeater, a baseband unit, a Base Transceiver Station (BTS), or a DAU. The one or more remote DAUs are coupled to the one or more local DAUs via one or more optical cables. A distance between the local location and each of the one or more remote locations is greater than two kilometers.

Abstract: Soluble nitrogen-containing species are removed from contaminated water by contacting the contaminated water with aluminum oxide particles in a reactor and adding sufficient sulfamic acid to the reactor to adjust the pH of the contaminated water to 5 or below to create treated water. The treated water, which has less of the soluble nitrogen-containing species than the contaminated water, is removed from the reactor.

Abstract: Systems and methods of diarization using linguistic labeling include receiving a set of diarized textual transcripts. A least one heuristic is automatedly applied to the diarized textual transcripts to select transcripts likely to be associated with an identified group of speakers. The selected transcripts are analyzed to create at least one linguistic model. The linguistic model is applied to transcripted audio data to label a portion of the transcripted audio data as having been spoken by the identified group of speakers. Still further embodiments of diarization using linguistic labeling may serve to label agent speech and customer speech in a recorded and transcripted customer service interaction.

Abstract: A pointer assembly for a vehicle instrument panel includes a pointer arm, a cap, and a shroud. The pointer arm includes a platform portion disposed about an axis or rotation and an arm portion extending outward from the platform portion. The platform portion includes an illuminable perimeter. The cap is secured to the platform portion of the pointer arm inside of the illuminable perimeter. The shroud is secured to the platform portion of the pointer arm outside of the illuminable perimeter, and the illuminable perimeter is visible between an outer perimeter of the cap and an inner perimeter of the shroud.

Abstract: A heat-shrinkable tube fitting jig is used to fit a heat-shrinkable tube onto a terminal-attached electric wire formed by crimping a core wire crimp portion of a terminal onto a core wire of an electric wire. The heat-shrinkable tube fitting jig is provided with a first side abutting plate, a second side abutting plate member, and an electric wire holding portion. Columnar bodies and recessed surfaces, which constitute terminal positioning portions, are provided on the upper surface of the first side abutting plate. A first side end face and a second side end face of the heat-shrinkable tube are abutted against mutually opposing surfaces (a first side abutting surface 40S and a second side abutting surface 44S) of the first side abutting plate and the second side abutting plate.

Abstract: Provided is a system for protecting submerged components of a watercraft from collision with a submerged object or a floor of a body of water. The system includes a depth sensor configured to measure a water depth beneath the watercraft, an actuated mechanism configured to adjust a depth of at least one of the submerged components, and a controller in communication with the depth sensor and the actuated mechanism. The controller is operable to receive the measured water depth and control the actuated mechanism to adjust the depth of the at least one submerged component as a function of the measured water depth to prevent the at least one submerged component from colliding with the submerged object or floor of the body of water.

Abstract: A system for quick arming of a detonation or excitation assembly, wherein the system comprises a first barrier means which, as long as it has not been removed, prevents full activation of an initiation chain of the assembly, and whose removal is dependent on receiving indication from at least one first sensor, and then its removal is reversible in a manner that it will return and once again prevent full activation of an initiation chain, and a second barrier means which also prevents full activation of the initiation chain as long as it has not been removed, and whose removal is dependent on receiving indication from at least one second sensor, and this—following after receiving indication from the first sensor, and removal of the second sensor is irreversible in a manner that leaves the initiation chain executable, and wherein the first and second sensors are independent of one another, and as long as no indication has been received from the second sensor, the first barrier means is returnable to its place i

Abstract: A transmitting system includes an outputting apparatus and a multiplexing apparatus. The outputting apparatus transmits MMTP packets to which an NTP short format timestamp is added. The multiplexing apparatus multiplexes the MMTP packets. The multiplexing apparatus includes an extractor, a controller, a determiner, a management information generator, a continuity determiner, and a transmission timing adjuster. The transmission timing adjuster writes, for adjustment of a transmission timing of an MMTP packet being close to an MMTP packet in which an NTP short format timestamp value is discontinuous, time information taking a leap second processing into consideration, to the NTP short format timestamp of the MMTP packet.

Abstract: A voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is disclosed to provide reduced phase noise at higher operating frequencies. A buffer-first VCO configured according to an embodiment includes multiple VCO core circuits configured to provide synchronously tuned oscillator signals. Each VCO core circuit is coupled to a summing node through a buffer circuit that generates uncorrelated phase noise such that the summing node provides a summation output of the oscillator signals with reduced phase noise. A multiplexer-less VCO configured according to an embodiment includes multiple buffer-first VCO circuits configured to provide oscillator signals covering a range of frequencies. Each buffer-first VCO circuit is controlled or selected by an enable signal. Buffer circuits are configured to select one of the buffer-first VCO circuits for coupling to a transmission line during a given time period based on the enable signal. The transmission line is terminated in a matched impedance at each end of the line.

Abstract: Exemplary systems and methods enable efficient and reliable positioning, assembly, retention, interconnection, and management of battery cells in battery packs, for example battery packs utilized in electric vehicles.

Abstract: A pin fin heat exchanger including a pin fin heat pipe. A main tube of the heat pipe may divide at the evaporator end into a number of pin fin evaporators, each having fluid entrances and exits to the main tube; and at the condenser end into a number of pin fin condensers, each having fluid entrances and exits to the main tube.

Abstract: An apparatus for use with a fan coil cabinet occluded by a releasably secured baffle having intake and discharge vents communicating with the cabinet and containing a coil which water passes and a fan which forces air past the coil for conditioning, wherein the fan has an outlet and a coil. The apparatus comprises a housing with the fan and coil mounted thereto, and a support mounted to the cabinet wherein the housing slides for movement between a retracted position, within the cabinet, and an extended position, protruding from the cabinet. The housing has a port with the fan coupled thereto for sealed communication between the port and the outlet. The coil and the housing define a cavity with which the port communicates. The housing defines an aperture and a door releasably secured in occluding relation to the aperture to provide access to the cavity for maintenance of the coil.

Abstract: A virtualization server may include a memory and a processor cooperating therewith to determine when electronic devices associated with respective different users enter within a virtual geographic boundary, and pre-launch unauthenticated user-specific virtual computing sessions for respective users based upon determining that the electronic devices for the respective users have entered within the virtual geographic boundary. The processor may further authenticate the pre-launched user-specific virtual computing sessions based upon unique identifiers associated with the users and the respective electronic devices being within the virtual geographic boundary.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a luminescent immunoassay method for detecting an analyte in a liquid sample with high sensitivity. The invention provides a unique combination of (i) using a probe having a small sensing surface area for binding analyte molecules, (ii) using a high molecular weight branched polymer conjugated with multiple binding molecules and multiple luminescent labels, and (iii) cycling the probe having immunocomplex formed back to the reagent vessel and amplification vessel 1-10 times and repeating the reaction with the reagent and the amplification polymer, to improve the sensitivity of detection level. For each cycling, the luminescent signal is increased significantly over the noise. The present invention is also directed to an electrochemiluminescent detection system for measuring a chemiluminescent signal on a probe tip.

Abstract: Techniques for assessing and managing versions of a configuration file associated with a modular control system of a process plant are described. According to certain aspects, systems and methods device may access data associated with multiple versions of a configuration file, including a computing device version and a control version, as well as a last backup instance of the configuration file. The systems and methods may compare the versions and determine any discrepancies between the versions, including which of the versions is the most recent. The systems and methods may present information associated with the comparison to enable a user to select which of the versions may be need to be updated, resolved, or provided to the controller so that the modular control system may be properly configured.

Abstract: New measurement inputs for Kalman Filter or similar estimation approaches (at each sample) may include: DSRC messages from roadside transmitters (RSTs), such as: how long it takes for a DSRC signal from one or more fixed RSTs to reach the vehicle and comparison of that information with vehicle position estimates from a signal propagation model, which is based on how long it takes a DSRC signal to reach the vehicle GPS location from a fixed known RST location. From such measurements, it can be determined how much longer (or shorter) it takes to receive the RST message compared to the previous sample, which, in turn, gives an idea how far the vehicle has moved over a sample relative to a fixed RST location.

Abstract: Suspension for a weighing cell, where the suspension comprises a base structure and a moveable structure, and where a load cell is interposed and connected between said base structure and said moveable structure, where the suspension is generally shaped as a parallelogram, said parallelogram having two parallel primary elements, where one primary element is fastened to the base structure and the other primary element is fastened to the moveable structure, and where between the primary elements on respectively the base structure and the moveable structure, two in a rest position parallel secondary elements are arranged, where each secondary element is provided with at least one bendable section, said bendable sections having the same characteristics with respect to bending, and that the primary elements comprises a cylindrical section and a fastening land in either end of the cylindrical section for fastening an end of the secondary elements.