Abstract: Systems and methods to increase the recharge rate of a supplemental cooling system are provided. The system may include a primary cooling system configured to cool a thermal load, a supplemental cooling system, and a thermoelectric cooling apparatus. The thermoelectric cooling apparatus may assist the primary cooling system in recharging the supplemental cooling system in response to the supplemental cooling system operating in a recharge state, to the availability of electrical capacity, and to one or more operating parameters of the primary cooling system falling outside a predetermined range, wherein the operating parameter affects a cooling capacity of the primary cooling system.

Abstract: A method of fabricating cooling features on a CMC component may comprise compressing a fabric preform within tooling including holes and/or recesses facing the fabric preform. During the compression, portions of the fabric preform are pushed into the holes and/or recesses. Gases are delivered through the tooling to deposit a matrix material on exposed surfaces of the fabric preform while the fabric preform is being compressed. The matrix material builds up on the portions of the fabric preform pushed into the holes and/or recesses, and a rigidized preform with surface protrusions is formed. The tooling is removed, and the rigidized preform is densified, thereby forming a CMC component including raised surface features.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and related technologies for device classification are described. In certain aspects, traffic data associated with a device and data from an external system can be accessed. The data can be processed to determine a device classification for the device. An action can be initiated based on the classification.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compositions of plant oil-based biodegradable crude oil thinning fluids having a performance especially suitable to reducing crude oil viscosity in extraction and retrieval operations.

Abstract: A method and system provide for measuring a repeating waveform of a SUT. The method includes repeatedly sampling first and second copies of the SUT to provide first SUT waveforms including first noise introduced by a first digitizer and second SUT waveforms including second noise introduced by a second digitizer; pairing the first and second SUT waveforms to provide corresponding pairs of first and second digital samples; organizing the pairs of first and second digital samples into groups of sample pairs corresponding to sampling times; for each group, calculating a covariance of the first and second digital samples to estimate a signal variance of the SUT, and scaling the first and second digital samples to preserve a mean of the group while adjusting a variance of the group to match the estimated signal variance of the SUT at the corresponding sampling time; and reassembling the groups into the SUT waveform.

Abstract: A safety system for laser treatment, comprising a robotic controller configured to monitor a distance between a treatment device and a treatment area, the robotic controller configured to detect a manual movement of the treatment device and to generate a counterbalancing force in response to the manual movement and wherein the robotic controller is configured to increase the counterbalancing force if the distance between the treatment device and the treatment area is less than a predetermined distance.

Abstract: The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for data transfer in LED display. A signal signaling a timing for a next data transfer is received. In response to the signal, a next data transfer instruction is obtained that instructs reading a bit-based image block of an image from a memory. The bit-based image block is transferred, according to the next data transfer instruction, from the memory via a bus connected thereto, to one of a pair of alternate buffers pointed to by a write buffer pointer. Then, the write buffer pointer is toggled to point to another of the pair of alternate buffers and the process repeats. The bit-based image blocks alternately stored in the buffers are later retrieved and displayed on the LED display.

Abstract: Accessing media data in bites, including: receiving a request from a client to access a media item, and determining an address of the requested media item, wherein the address indicates a location where the media item is stored; determining an identification number of a piece of the media item selected by the client; updating the address of the media item by combining the address with the identification number of the piece of the media item selected by the client; valuating the piece of the media item selected by the client, and sending a valuated price to the client; and providing access to the requested media item using the updated address of the media item when a payment for the valuated price is received from the client.

Abstract: A vehicle processing device authenticates that an authorized user has requested an action by the vehicle and generates an authentication acknowledgement message. At least two security devices being present within the cabin of, or close to, the vehicle during a predetermined period following an authentication trigger event that occurs while the user performs a predetermined sequence of authentication activities (i.e., button presses, operating the vehicle or a part of it, etc.) provides a basis for the authentication acknowledgement message. Typically, information unique to each security device has been associated with the vehicle at a service provider's server. The authentication acknowledgement may include an activation code that results from processing the information, unique to each security device, received from the security devices and other random information, such as date.

Abstract: A system and method for recovering a sterilization agent from waste gaseous mixture, comprising a gas separator to wash waste gas comprising a gaseous mixture of a sterilization agent, insert dilution gases, and water vapor, from plurality sterilization chambers, with water, thereby producing a water-gaseous sterilization agent mixture collected at bottom section of the gas separator, and inert dilution gases exhausted at top section of the gas separator; a pressure reducing valve; a first tank or gas evaporator to produce gaseous sterilization agent and water vapor; a first condenser to produce condensed water vapor and separate the gaseous sterilization agent from the condensed water vapor; a water tank to receive the condensed water vapor; a separation pump for raising pressure of the gaseous sterilization agent; a second condenser to cool the gaseous sterilization agent causing the sterilization agent to condense into liquid; and a second tank for storing the liquid sterilization agent.

Abstract: A system for manufacturing cigarettes is provided. The system can include an easily removable and/or replaceable metering device that use a cavity drum to dispense a filler material, a modular garniture format parts bank that can be removed and replaced as a single unit from the cigarette manufacturing machinery, and a cutter head having components operated with a single motor that turns a spline shaft.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for aggregation based credit decisions. An apparatus includes a data module configured to receive transaction data for a user that is aggregated from a plurality of different third-party data sources where the user has accounts. An apparatus includes an analysis module configured to analyze aggregated transaction data using machine learning to determine a credit metric describing a credit worthiness of a user. An apparatus includes a credit module configured to provide a determined credit metric to one or more interested third parties.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure and a semiconductor structure are provided. The method includes the following steps. A bit line structure is formed on a substrate. Each of the bit lines is provided with an insulation block on a side facing away from the substrate. A shielding portion is formed on a top of the insulation block that faces away from the substrate. A projection area of the shielding portion on the substrate is larger than a projection area of the insulation block on the substrate. An insulation sidewall is formed on a sidewall of the bit line and a sidewall of the insulation block, and a gap extending to the substrate is formed within the insulation sidewall corresponding to the shielding portion.

Abstract: A sense amplifier includes: an amplification module, configured to amplify a voltage difference between a bit line and a reference bit line when the sense amplifier is in an amplification phase; a controllable power module, connected to the amplification module and configured to supply a first voltage to the amplification module when the sense amplifier is in a writing phase, and supply a second voltage to the amplification module when the sense amplifier is in a non-writing phase, and the second voltage is greater than the first voltage; and a writing module, connected to the bit line and the reference bit line and configured to pull the voltage difference between the bit line and the reference bit line according to to-be-written data when the sense amplifier is in the writing phase.

Abstract: Biometric input, such as an image of a hand, may be processed to determine embedding vector data that may be used to identify users. Accuracy of the identification is improved by using high resolution inputs to a deep convolutional neural network (DCNN) that is trained to generate the embedding vector data that is representative of features in the input. Training data sets are expensive to develop and thus may be relatively small. During training of the DCNN, confidence loss values corresponding to the entire input as well as particular patches or portions of the input are determined. These patch-wise confidence loss values mitigate potential overfitting during training of the DCNN and improve overall performance of the trained DCNN to determine embedding vector data suitable for identification.

Abstract: An assembly for saturating or aerating a medium with fluid. At least one hollow cylinder having gates and vents embedded within a grain mass. A target section of grain mass is identified and the gates and vents activated to provide influent flow to the target section in both vertical and horizontal directions.

Abstract: The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a semiconductor base plate and a test method thereof. When a first test line and a second test line in the semiconductor base plate are tested, a resistivity of the first test line can be tested by directly loading voltages to a first test pad and a second test pad after a first conductive layer is formed and before a first insulating layer is formed. After a second conductive layer is formed, a resistivity of the second test line is tested by loading voltages to a third test pad and a fourth test pad.

Abstract: A method of selecting a last patch from among a plurality of patches for a same location according to an embodiment of this invention includes generating a plurality of patches for a same location in a program; calculating a final score based on a code change rate, a code complexity, and a context similarity for each of the plurality of patches.

Abstract: Aspects of a storage device are provided that apply history-based prediction modeling in advanced thermal throttling. Initially, a controller determines a temperature prediction based one or more thermal mitigation parameters using a history-based prediction model. Subsequently, the controller determines whether the temperature prediction indicates that an actual temperature of the memory is expected to meet a thermal throttling threshold of a plurality of thermal throttling thresholds. The controller then transitions into a thermal power state of a plurality of thermal power states when the temperature prediction indicates that the actual temperature of the memory is expected to meet the thermal throttling threshold. The controller applies a thermal mitigation configuration associated with the thermal power state and determines that the temperature of the memory has reached a thermal equilibrium based on the thermal mitigation configuration.

Abstract: The present application provides a storage system including a data port. The data port includes a data output unit. The data output unit includes: a pull-up unit having a control terminal, a first terminal and a second terminal, a first input signal being inputted to the control terminal, the first terminal being electrically connected to a power supply, the second terminal being connected to an output terminal of the data output unit, and the pull-up unit being a first NMOS transistor; and a pull-down unit having a control terminal, a first terminal and a second terminal, a second input signal being inputted to the control terminal, the first terminal being electrically connected to a ground terminal, and the second terminal being connected to the output terminal of the data output unit.