Abstract: An implant provided with an auto-generator generating an electric charge. One or more nanogenerators are incorporated into or onto the implant or used as stand-alone devices. It is believed that electric charge improves the healing of damaged/injured tissues.

Abstract: A load bearing implant provided with an auto-generator generating an electric charge. One or more nanogenerators are incorporated into or onto the load bearing implant or a delivery vehicle. It is believed that electric charge improves the healing of damaged/injured tissues.

Abstract: A sensor device can be used to detect the presence of a cement composition in a reverse cementing operation. The sensor device can include a resistivity sensor, an acquisition and measurement apparatus, and an actuator. The actual derivative of resistivity of the drilling mud, spacer fluid, and cement composition to be used can be pre-determined. The acquisition and measurement apparatus can be pre-programmed with a slope change derivative of resistivity profile for the fluids. The resistivity sensor can measure the resistivity of the fluids as they flow past the resistivity sensor in the wellbore. When the acquisition and measurement apparatus receives a desired slope change reading within the slope change derivative of resistivity profile, instructions can be sent to the actuator to close a valve and block fluid flow through the casing or tubing string.

Abstract: A method for increasing sustainability of buildings includes obtaining building operational data from a plurality of building management systems and providing scores for a plurality of potential sustainable infrastructure projects by scoring the potential sustainable infrastructure projects based on at least one of utility information, climate data, building characteristics, or the building operational data. The scores can be generated at least in part on the building operational data. The method also includes providing, via a graphical user interface, a ranking of the potential sustainable infrastructure projects based on the scores.

Abstract: A wheel and wind power electric generator for a motor, comprising: an alternator that rotates with a wheel of a motor vehicle powered by an internal combustion engine, by an electric motor, or by other mean; an armature of an alternator that rotates with windvanes that rotate in an opposite direction from the wheel when the wheel is in motion, wherein the windvanes are spirally curved, so that they are concave in the direction that the wheel turns when the vehicle is going forward, causing the rotor and armature in the alternator to rotate in an opposite direction from the alternator to generate electricity, and the wheel and the windvanes are covered by a hubcap having slots through which air can move in when the vehicle is moving, causing the windvanes to rotate. The electricity generated may be stored in a capacitor or battery, and/or transferred to a power grid.

Abstract: This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for wireless communication, and particularly, methods, devices and systems for including signaling regarding enhanced features of new wireless communication protocols. The signaling may be included in various portions of a physical layer preamble of a wireless transmission. In some implementations, the physical layer preamble may be used to indicate puncturing of subbands or content channels that may carry further signaling in accordance with preamble signaling designs of this disclosure. The physical layer preamble signaling be parallelized for different subchannels of a wireless channel that consists of multiple subchannels. Some implementations of the physical layer preambles may be used to multiplex different types of wireless local area network communications into different subsets of the plurality of subchannels of the wireless channel.

Abstract: Disclosed are compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates, prodrugs, stereoisomers, or tautomers thereof that may cause degradation of various proteins e.g., IKZF2 (Helios). Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions containing same, and methods of making and using the compounds to treat diseases and disorders associated with Helios and which may benefit from Helios degradation.

Abstract: A process can be used for producing a distillate product with a methanol concentration greater than the concentration of methanol in the minimum boiling azeotrope of methanol and methyl(meth)acrylate, from a mixture with a methanol concentration less than the concentration of methanol in the minimum boiling azeotrope of methanol and methyl (meth)acrylate, in a distillation column. A transesterification process for preparing C6- to C2- alkyl, aryl or alkenyl (meth)acrylates from methyl(meth)actylate is also provided.

Abstract: A sipe forming assembly is provided. The sipe forming assembly includes a plunge cutting assembly, a leading roller assembly positioned upstream of the plunge cutting assembly, and a trailing roller assembly positioned downstream of the plunge cutting assembly. The plunge cutting assembly includes a blade and a linear actuator configured to actuate the blade to cut a sipe in a tire tread. The leading roller assembly includes a first leading roller and a second leading roller positionable relative to the first leading roller. The second leading roller and the first leading roller are configured to cooperate to clamp the tire tread between the first leading roller and the second leading roller. The trailing roller assembly includes a first trailing roller and a second trailing roller configured to cooperate to clamp the tire tread between the first trailing roller and the second trailing roller.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to dynamic shadow operations configured to dynamically shadow data-plane resources in a network device. In some embodiments, the dynamic resource shadow operations are used to locally maintain a shadow copy of data plane resources to avoid having to read them through a bus interconnect. In other embodiments, the dynamic shadow framework is used to provide memory protection for hardware resources against SEU failures. The dynamic shadow framework may operate in conjunction with adaptive memory scrubbing operations. In other embodiments, the dynamic shadow infrastructure is used to facilitate fast boot-up and fast upgrade operations.

Abstract: A coating system for coating an interior surface of a housing comprising: first and second closures engaging first and second ends, respectively, of the housing to provide an enclosed volume; first and second flow lines coupled to the first and second closures, respectively, the first flow line and/or the second flow line connected to an inert gas source; a reactant gas source(s) comprising a reactant gas and coupled to the first and/or second flow line; and a controller in electronic communication with the reactant gas and inert gas sources, and configured to control flow of inert gas into the enclosed volume, and counter current injection of reactant gas from the reactant gas source(s) into the enclosed volume whereby introduction of pulse(s) of the reactant gas into the enclosed volume are separated by introduction of inert gas into the enclosed volume, and coating layer(s) are deposited on the interior surface.

Abstract: A sprayer assembly for an ion source is disclosed. The sprayer includes a capillary having an outlet, a sheath for the capillary, and an elastic member. The sheath can move relative to the capillary between a first position in which the sheath covers the outlet of the capillary and a second position in which the outlet of the capillary is exposed. When the sheath moves from the first position to or towards the second position, the elastic member provides a restoring force that acts to restore the position of the sheath to or towards the first position.

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method of for certifying a sensor that at least partially navigates an autonomous mobile robot. The apparatus may include at least a robot body; at least one light source resident on the robot body proximate to the sensing camera such that the at least one light source is capable of at least partially irradiating a field of view (FoV) of the sensing camera, wherein the at least one light source has characteristics substantially mated to the sensing camera; and at least one processing system that provides the at least partial navigation. The at least one processing system may execute the steps of: actuating the at least one light source at a predetermined time and for a predetermined duration; monitoring data from the sensing camera for confirmation of the actuating; calculating at least one of the latency, throughput, and reactivity of the sensing camera based on the monitoring; and at least partially navigating based on the calculating.

Abstract: A compression garment for implementing circulatory-related disorder therapy includes a plurality of chambers. In some implementations, the compression garment further includes air supply tubes and tube guides for maintaining the air supply tubes on a predetermined pathway in or on the garment. In some implementations, the compression garment further includes three or more layers forming the macro-chambers and air supply channels for supplying air to the macro-chamber. In some implementations, the compression garment further includes a flexible foot chamber support assembly that allows bending around a periphery of a user's foot. In some implementations, the compression garment further includes chamber valves and a main air supply valve pneumatically connected to a central air supply line and configured to control the supply of pressurized air to at least two of the chamber valves.

Abstract: A trailer hitch system for equalizing trailer loads and reducing trailer sway. The trailer hitch system may include spring bars that may be attached to a hitch head using a trunnion style connection. The spring bars may be attached to the trailer using rigid brackets that reduce swinging of the spring bars. The rigid brackets having a plurality of contact points may include an upward extending portion for attaching to the trailer tongue, and a lateral extending portion for receiving the spring bars thereupon. The rigid brackets may include a spacing member and an attachment member.

Abstract: Provided is an isolated asporogenous strain of Clostridium tyrobutyricum bacterium comprising a single base pair mutation in a gene involved in the control of a sporulation process and methods of production thereof. Also provided is a feed ingredient comprising an isolated asporogenous strain of Clostridium tyrobutyricum bacterium, such as an asporogenous strain comprising a mutation in a gene involved in the control of a sporulation process.

Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to automatically loading a plurality of hazardous entities into a hazardous-entity container. Such automatic loading is performed by: i) lifting a selected hazardous entity of a plurality of hazardous entities from a stowed position to an elevation of a corresponding hazardous-entity portal of the hazardous-entity container; ii) sensing relative alignment the selected hazardous entity with respect to the corresponding hazardous-entity portal iii) aligning the selected hazardous entity with the corresponding hazardous-entity portal based on the relative alignment sensed by the alignment sensor; iv) evaluating whether an insertion condition is met based at least in part on the relative alignment sensed by the alignment sensor; and v) inserting the selected hazardous entity into its corresponding hazardous-entity portal if the insertion condition is met.

Abstract: An implant delivery device may include a handle disposed at a proximal end of the implant delivery device and configured to be grasped by a user. The device may further include an outer shaft extending from the handle to a distal end of the implant delivery device. In addition, the implant delivery device may include an implant holding portion proximate the distal end of the implant delivery device, the implant holding portion being configured to retain a sheet-like implant during implantation of the implant. Further, the implant holding portion may be configured to receive the implant between a fixed implant supporting flange member and configured to support the implant on one side, and a movable implant supporting flange member. The fixed implant supporting flange member may include a pair of substantially triangular shaped wings extending from a centerline axis of the outer shaft.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods of using beneficial bacterial such as, a Lactococcus lactis strain, to manage, treat, or prevent obesity, fatty liver disease, harmful ionizing radiation, and other conditions or aliments. In certain embodiments, the subject is at risk or, susceptible to, exhibiting symptoms of, or diagnosed with a disease or conditions disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, methods comprise administering an effective amount of a Lactococcus lactis strain to a subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments, the Lactococcus lactis strain is Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris ATCC® 19257 or a mutant thereof.

Abstract: A component for a track-type machine comprises a body, a through-bore extending through the body forming an inner wall, and a bushing located in the through-bore. The bushing comprises a bearing surface, an outer surface engaging the inner wall, a flange extending from the outer surface and extending into the inner wall, and retention features located in the outer surface proximate the flange. The retention features comprise voids in the bushing filled-in by material of the body. Methods of manufacturing a component for a track-type system comprises casting-in-place a bushing with a flange and retention features into the component.