Abstract: A liquid dispensing system includes a liquid container and a one way user-actuated dispensing valve for dispensing contained liquid. The liquid container further includes a two way vent which allows for ventilation of the contained liquid/gas in response to changes in air pressure outside of the liquid container.

Abstract: A lighting apparatus includes a semiconductor light source in direct contact with a polymer composite comprising a color stable Mn4+ doped phosphor, wherein the lighting apparatus has a color shift of ?1.5 MacAdam ellipses after operating for at least 2,000 hour at a LED current density greater than 2 A/cm2, a LED wall-plug efficiency greater than 40%, and a board temperature greater than 25° C.

Abstract: An agricultural planter and tractor combination which has a connection therebetween which comprises a stationary support arm coupled to the tractor and a pivoting support arm coupled to the agricultural planter with a connecting threaded member extended therethrough and a rotation-limited intermediate member with two protrusions extending into voids in the pivoting support arm so that the pivoting support arm will not rotate around the connecting threaded member and the connecting threaded member further translated through a portion of a hex-headed bushing and rotationally advanced through another portion, and a terminal nut also rotationally advanced over the connecting threaded member. The rotation-limited intermediate member is made of a harder more durable material than the connecting threaded member, the stationary support arm and the pivoting support arm.

Abstract: Shared memory workloads using existing network fabrics, including: presenting, by a Memory Mapped Input/Output (MMIO) translator, memory of the MMIO translator as a portion of a memory space of a host; receiving, by the MMIO translator, a first interrupt from an input/output (I/O) adapter; and storing, by the MMIO translator, without sending the first interrupt to an operating system, data associated with the first interrupt from the I/O adapter into the memory of the MMIO translator.

Abstract: Provided is an industrial printing system that performs distributed processing of security content in peer-to-peer variable printing for production printing. The variable attribute generation unit generates variable attribute information including content information of variable content for which a security level is set in variable data for variable printing. The security determination unit selects other print server capable of processing the variable content based on the security level of the content information of the variable attribute information generated by the variable attribute generation unit. The processing management unit requests the other print server selected by the security determination unit to process the variable content according to the security level.

Abstract: A method for removing a contaminant from a fluid is provided. A positively charged layered double hydroxide is combined with a negatively charged clay material to form adsorption material. The adsorption material is contacted with an aqueous solution containing the contaminant to adsorb the contaminant onto the adsorption material.

Abstract: A system for electronic lead generation including a semantic graph database including a knowledge graph and a dynamic profiling module comprising automated computing machinery configured to identify a near-term surge in product interest for a number of companies of a particular size in a particular industry in a particular region of the world in dependence upon the knowledge graph and create a company profile in dependence upon the size of the identified companies, the industry of the identified companies, and the region of the world of the identified companies associated with the near-term surge. Embodiments also include a lead purchase module comprising automated computing machinery configured to generate an electronic lead purchase order in dependence upon the company profile; transmit the lead purchase order to a lead generation engine; and receive, from the lead generation engine, a plurality of leads in dependence upon the lead purchase order.

Abstract: Composite cascode power amplifiers for envelope tracking applications are provided herein. In certain embodiments, an envelope tracking system includes a composite cascode power amplifier that amplifies a radio frequency (RF) signal and that receives power from a power amplifier supply voltage, and an envelope tracker that generates the power amplifier supply voltage based on an envelope of the RF signal. The composite cascode power amplifier includes an enhancement mode (E-MODE) field-effect transistor (FET) for amplifying the RF signal and a depletion mode (D-MODE) FET in cascode with the E-MODE FET.

Abstract: A service cart and associated apparatus that is suitable for servicing electric vehicles and vehicle batteries. The service cart may comprise a frame having a number of members that may be arranged in a compact configuration. The service cart may comprise a number of support pads that may be adjustably arranged with respect to the frame. The support pads may comprise an overload protection mechanism having a break pin. The service cart may comprise a detachable handle operable to selectively disengage a number of brakes on the cart. The service cart may comprise a tow hitch suitable for detachably coupling an external tow device.

Abstract: An adaptive cloud conversation ecosystem that expands on the capabilities of an adaptive cloud conversation platform by allowing for integration of conversations across brands with a single consumer account and incorporation of edge computing data from multiple consumer devices into brand and consumer decision-making. The core of the ecosystem is an adaptive cloud conversation platform capable of making automated decisions regarding when and how to establish on-going communications with consumers so as to maximize the relationship between the consumer and a given brand. Adaptive ecosystem applications expand on the capabilities of platform by providing context-specific utilities that are compatible with platform and therefore capable of applying the adaptive conversation platform's capabilities to a variety of subject matters.

Abstract: A non-caustic solid powder cleaner composition is disclosed herein, as well as a method of making and using the same. A benefit of the powder cleaner composition can be providing a compact, lightweight powder composition that can be easily and efficiently transported, stored, dispensed, and used for safely cleaning grill and oven surfaces.

Abstract: A process and device for assigning a digital-assistant task to a mobile computing device in response to an incident. A mobile computing device determines digital-assistant tasks to be executed in response to the incident. Further the mobile computing device transmits a request for digital-assistant capability information to other mobile computing devices implementing respective digital assistants. Based on the digital-assistant capability received from one or more of the other mobile computing devices, the mobile computing device maps at least one of the digital-assistant tasks to the one or more of the other mobile computing devices. The mobile computing device assigns the at least one of the digital-assistant tasks to the mapped one or more of the other mobile computing devices and further transmits an instruction to execute the assigned digital-assistant tasks to the mapped one or more of the other mobile computing devices.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for estimating and/or predicting mobility metric(s) for RAN optimization. One method includes receiving a request, from at least one RAN optimization service, to provide an estimate or prediction of a mobility metric for at least one UE or group of UEs or at least one cell. The request may include attributes describing characteristics of the mobility metric. The method may then include communicating with a RAN node to request data about the at least one UE or the group of UEs or the at least one cell associated with the request, receiving the requested data, and calculating the estimate or the prediction of the mobility metric using the requested data and based on the attributes received in the request from the at least one RAN optimization service.

Abstract: This document describes a generative design platform that uses style to generate product designs. In one aspect, a method includes receiving, from a client computing device of a user, data identifying a set of design parameters including a product template for a product and one or more style grammars for the product. Each style grammar includes a set of stylistic parameters that define aesthetic characteristics of a group of related products. One or more physical constraints on a design of the product are obtained. A set of candidate product designs for the product are generated based on the product template, each style grammar, and the one or more physical constraints. A set of scores are generated for each candidate product design based on an evaluation of the candidate product designs. A subset of the candidate product designs are selected based on the scores.

Abstract: A conveyance path for a document (D) has a first conveyance path (R1) that turns back midway and a second conveyance path (R2) that extends rectilinearly. When the document (D) is of a particular type, if a setting to use the first conveyance path (R1) has been made, a control section (4) has a warning message (MS1) displayed.

Abstract: A dishwashing appliance may include a cabinet, a tub, a spray assembly, a drain pump, a turbidity sensor, and a controller. The tub may be positioned within the cabinet and defining a wash chamber for receipt of articles for washing. The spray assembly may be positioned within the wash chamber. The drain pump may be in fluid communication with the wash chamber. The turbidity sensor may be mounted within the cabinet. The controller may be in operative communication with the turbidity sensor and the drain pump. The controller may be configured to initiate a wash operation. The wash operation may include initiating a rinse cycle, obtaining an image of the wash chamber, determining calibration viability for the turbidity sensor based on the obtained image, and adjusting a calibration state of the turbidity sensor based on the determined calibration viability.

Abstract: A brewing unit for a piston coffee machine is designed as a spindle brewing unit with an outer spindle and inner spindle, and with a brewing slide as a brewing chamber, two piston units in the form of a showerhead and a plunger, a drive motor, and at least one gearing mechanism.

Abstract: A water treatment system is disclosed having an electrolytic cell for liberating hydrogen from a base solution. The base solution may be a solution of brine for generating sodium hypochlorite or potable water to be oxidized. The cell has first and second opposing electrode end plates held apart from each other by a pair of supports such that the supports enclose opposing sides of the end plates to form a cell chamber. One or more inner electrode plates are spaced apart from each other in the cell chamber in between the first and second electrode plates. The supports are configured to electrically isolate the first and second electrode plates and the inner electrode plates from each other. The first and second electrode plates are configured to receive opposite polarity charges that passively charge the inner electrode plates via conduction from the base solution to form a chemical reaction in the base solution as the base solution passes through the cell chamber.

Abstract: A method and apparatus comprises acquiring set of input streams associated with a spatial layer configured for a terminal device, and estimating a channel vector h representing a radio channel response associated with the spatial layer. An interference covariance matrix R representing power of interference is computed from at least one other spatial layer in the set of input streams and correlation of the interference within the set of input streams of the spatial layer. A per-layer interference rejection is performed, combining equalization on the set of input streams, comprising: a) estimating x=R?1h as a combination of a set of linear equations, wherein the number of linear equations is defined by an input parameter to be equal to or smaller than dimensions of the interference covariance matrix; and b) computing an estimate of a transmitted symbol on the basis of the channel vector and the estimated x.

Abstract: A device may receive text data, audio data, and video data associated with a user, and may process the received data, with a first model, to determine a stress level of the user. The device may process the received data, with second models, to determine depression levels of the user, and may combine the depression levels to identify an overall depression level. The device may process the received data, with a third model, to determine a continuous affect prediction, and may process the received data, with a fourth model, to determine an emotion of the user. The device may process the received data, with a fifth model, to determine a response to the user, and may utilize a sixth model to determine a context for the response. The device may utilize seventh models to generate contextual conversation data, and may perform actions based on the contextual conversational data.