Abstract: A fluid application system includes a manifold defining an internal passageway for fluid flow therethrough and a plurality of nozzle assemblies connected in fluid communication with the internal passageway. Each nozzle assembly of the plurality of nozzle assemblies includes a body defining a fluid passage, an inlet connected to the manifold for receiving fluid flow into the fluid passage, and a spray outlet for discharging fluid from the fluid passage. Each nozzle assembly also includes an electrically actuated valve fluidly connected between the inlet and the spray outlet and configured to control fluid flow through the fluid passage. Each nozzle assembly further includes a pressure dampener connected in fluid communication with the fluid passage upstream of the electrically actuated valve. The pressure dampener is configured to dampen fluctuations in fluid pressure within the fluid passage.

Abstract: A vehicle interior assembly includes a foldable layer that is convertible between an unfolded condition, in which it provides the working surface of a tabletop, and a folded condition, in which it supports one or more portable electronic devices in a tilted position. When deployed as part of a device holder, the foldable layer uncovers a portion of a base layer that includes edge supports for the mobile device(s). A plurality of polygonal segments interconnected by a corresponding plurality of hinge joints permits the foldable layer to change from a flat sheet to a hollow, self-supporting three-dimensional structure with a clean angular appearance in an origami-like manner that does not require complex linkages or mechanisms for the conversion.

Abstract: Steering a vehicle may include applying a net brake-steering force to a steered wheel sufficient to affect a steering moment upon the steered wheel sufficient to move the steered wheel away from a zero steering angle, and resisting movement of the steered wheel back toward the zero steering angle.

Abstract: Synchronizing the databases maintained by network appliances can support high availability or high throughput topologies, but also consumes the devices' processing resources. To address that resource consumption, the network appliance's packet processing pipeline circuits can process synchronization packets to thereby synchronize the databases. A local data structure can be in a first local state. Processing a network packet can result in changing the local data structure to a second local state. A state sync packet can include state transition data that indicates a state difference between the first local state and the second local state. The state sync packet can be sent to a peer device that is configured to process the state transition data using the peer device's packet processing pipeline circuit. The peer device's packet processing pipeline can use the state transition data to update a peer device data structure that is in the peer device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing a high gain antenna are disclosed. The antenna can include an array of active antenna elements disposed on a first side of a first circuit board. The active antenna elements are grouped into a number of super elements. Each super element occupies at least a portion of an outside edge of an area containing the active antenna elements. Passive antenna elements can be disposed so as to surround the area containing the active antenna elements. Passive circuit components can be disposed on a second side or on an intermediate layer of the first circuit board. Active circuit components can be disposed on a second circuit board. The active components can be supplied with power and control signals. The first and second circuit boards can be held together by a housing. The antenna can be configured as conformal array antennas.

Abstract: A pattern recognition system including an image gathering unit that gathers at least one digital representation of a field, an image analysis unit that pre-processes the at least one digital representation of a field, an annotation unit that provides a visualization of at least one channel for each of the at least one digital representation of the field, where the image analysis unit generates a plurality of image samples from each of the at least one digital representation of the field, and the image analysis unit splits each of the image samples into a plurality of categories.

Abstract: A system includes a piezoelectric capacitor assembly and signal processing circuitry coupled to the piezoelectric capacitor assembly. The piezoelectric capacitor assembly includes a piezoelectric member and piezoelectric capacitors located at respective lateral positions along the piezoelectric member. Each piezoelectric capacitor includes: (1) a respective portion of the piezoelectric member, (2) a first electrode, and (3) a second electrode. The first and second electrodes are positioned on opposite side of the piezoelectric member. The piezoelectric capacitors include piezoelectric force-measuring elements (PFEs). The PFEs are configured to output voltage signals between the respective first electrode and the respective second electrode in accordance with a time-varying strain at the respective portion of the piezoelectric member between the respective first electrode and the respective second electrode resulting from a low-frequency mechanical deformation.

Abstract: A prediction unit includes a single-cycle predictor (SCP) configured to provide a series of outputs associated with a respective series of fetch blocks on a first respective series of clock cycles and a fetch block prediction unit (FBPU) configured to use the series of SCP outputs to provide, on a second respective series of clock cycles, a respective series of fetch block descriptors that describe the respective series of fetch blocks. The fetch block descriptors are useable by an instruction fetch unit to fetch the series of fetch blocks from an instruction cache. The second respective series of clock cycles follows the first respective series of clock cycles in a pipelined fashion by a latency of the FBPU.

Abstract: A catheter placement tool for placing a catheter within a vasculature of a patient includes a housing, a guidewire advancement assembly, a needle, and a catheter assembly. The housing can include a hermetically sealed guide portion and one or more translucent sides to enable blood entering an interior of the housing to be viewed. The guidewire advancement assembly is disposed in the housing and can include a guidewire, and a flexible track coupled to the guidewire. The flexible track can be positioned along the hermetically sealed guide portion, and be accessible via an opening in a distal portion of the housing. The needle can be fixed in the housing, and can include a proximal opening in fluid communication with the interior of the housing. The catheter assembly is positioned over the needle with the catheter hub disposed outside of the housing prior to insertion of the catheter.

Abstract: An acceptance hash code is disclosed herein. An acceptance hash code is a value generated by a device using a hash function. The acceptance hash code itself may represent a legally enforceable document. The acceptance hash code may be structured in a manner such that a device operated by a user can transmit a legally enforceable document over a network using a smaller file size than is possible with conventional secure transaction techniques. In addition, the manner in which the acceptance hash code is generated allows a receiving device to verify that the document elements of the document are as expected and to verify an identity of a user that allegedly executed the document. Thus, even if a malicious user attempts to alter document elements or perform other fraudulent activity, the receiving device can use the acceptance hash code to identify such activity and prevent a transaction from being completed.

Abstract: A door latch system includes an exit device having a housing mounted to an unsecured side of a door. A latch assembly is mounted in the housing and includes a latch for releasably securing the door in a door frame. An actuating assembly includes a driving member. A push bar is configured to be received within the housing. Relative movement between the push bar and base plate so as to reduce the distance between the push bar and base plate moves the driving member and latch to release the door from the door frame. A dashpot is connected to the driving member and configured to allow movement of the driving member when the push bar is manually depressed but to resist movement of the driving member when a secure side of the door experiences a high velocity impact. A method of resisting unwanted unlatching of the latch is also disclosed.

Abstract: A system is provided for publishing a plurality of disparate live media output stream manifests using live input streams and pre-encoded media assets. A first instruction, comprising input manifest locations, is allocated to a first worker based on an instruction type and a priority level. At least one of a first manifest data or a second manifest data is read by the first worker from a corresponding input manifest location. A second instruction is allocated to a second worker. A next manifest segment is inserted to a disparate live output stream manifest by the second worker based on reading an ingested manifest metadata. Accordingly, a plurality of disparate live media output stream manifests is generated for each of a plurality of channels based on the disparate live output stream manifest.

Abstract: The system 100 can include: a railroad integration system, a motion planner, a vehicle controller, an optional user interface (UI), an optional fleet management system, and an optional track data system. However, the system 100 can additionally or alternatively include any other suitable set of components. The system functions to facilitate vehicle control and/or manage authority within a rail network.

Abstract: Methods for the rapid detection of the presence or absence of Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) in a biological or non-biological sample are described. The methods can include performing an amplifying step, a hybridizing step, and a detecting step. Furthermore, primers, probes targeting the target TV gene, along with kits are provided that are designed for the detection of TV.

Abstract: A full-surround contact antimicrobial dressing is disclosed. The dressing includes a transparent body that covers a skin insertion site through which a catheter assembly passes for disposal within the body of a patient. The transparency of the dressing body enables inspection of the skin insertion site. In one embodiment, therefore, an antimicrobial full-surround contact dressing for use with a medical device inserted into a skin surface of a patient via a skin insertion site is disclosed and comprises a transparent flat body, an antimicrobial adhesive substance disposed on a bottom surface of the body, and a slit defined in the body. The slit is configured to enable the body to be placed fully around a perimeter of the medical device on the skin surface at the skin insertion site such that the bottom surface of the body fully surrounds and contacts the skin insertion site.

Abstract: Intraoral three-dimensional (3D) tomosynthesis imaging systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are used to generate one or more two-dimensional (2D) x-ray projection images and to reconstruct, using a computing platform, the one or more 2D x-ray projection images into one or more 3D images of an object, such as teeth of a patient, which can then be displayed on a monitor in order to enhance diagnostic accuracy of dental disease. The intraoral 3D tomosynthesis imaging system can include a wall-mountable control unit connected to one end of an articulating arm, the other end of which is connected to an x-ray source, which is configured to generate x-ray radiation that is acquired by an x-ray detector held at a desired position by an x-ray detector holder that is removably coupled to a collimator at an emission region of the x-ray source.

Abstract: A dielectric cover for a first type of insulator, supporting a conductor in an electrical distribution system, has a first height for covering high voltage portions of the first type of insulator. Thus, wildlife is protected from electrocution. In the event a second type of insulator is used, such as a K-Line type insulator having a relatively large top metal, an inexpensive dielectric shell is fitted over top of the cover to extend the dielectric height by at least one inch to fully laterally cover the top metal of the of the K-Line type insulator. Thus, different covers are not needed for covering both types of insulators, since only the shell is added for covering the second type of insulator. The shell may be provided in different sizes to accommodate different lengths of the top metal. Retaining pins are used to secure the cover over the insulator and conductor.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a flexible container and a port. The container includes a first layer coupled to a second layer to define a storage volume within which a tissue specimen can be contained. The first layer has a first stiffness and the second layer has a second stiffness. An edge of the first layer is spaced apart from an edge of the second layer to define an opening into the storage volume. The edges of the first and second layer form a peelable seal that hermetically seals the storage volume such that the first layer can be peeled away from the second layer to expose the storage volume. The port is coupled to the flexible container and allows fluid communication between the storage volume and an external volume.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing platform features a controller, one or more transit virtual private cloud networks (VPCs), and a plurality of spoke VPCs. Communicatively coupled to the transit virtual VPCs, the spoke VPCs include (i) a first spoke VPC associated with a first security region and (ii) a second spoke VPC associated with a second security region. Herein, the first security region is configured to permit spoke gateways of the first spoke VPC to communicate with each other while precluding communications with spoke gateways associated with another security region absent a connectivity policy being a set of rules established by the administrator/user of the network concerning permitted connectivity between different security regions.

Abstract: This application describes a process where a system receives a cloning request to replicate the functionality of a primary computing device onto a virtual machine. Initially, the system generates or identifies a non-production, point-in-time copy of the primary device's data and metadata. Utilizing this copy, it assesses the primary device's current configuration and resource usage metrics. Subsequently, it identifies an appropriate hosting destination for the virtual machine, equipped with necessary hardware processors. The process further involves defining an optimal configuration for the virtual machine, which may be distinct from the original device, based on various parameters. The virtual machine is then provisioned at the chosen location according to this tailored configuration. The system ensures the virtual machine has access to the original device's data and metadata through specially provisioned virtual disks.