Abstract: An assistive ankle foot orthosis is described. The AFO has a vertical shank member arranged laterally to a user's limb. The member carries a rotational bearing and a rotational element such as a pulley. The rotational bearing is lateral to a user's ankle. The pulley is connected to a footplate. The footplate can be actuated to provide joint movement assistance or resistance to the user upon rotation of the pulley. The AFO includes an ankle angle and angular velocity sensor and a pressure sensor located under the user's forefoot. The AFO includes a controller that computes an estimate of the user's peak joint power on the basis of a series of products of measurements of foot pressure and angular velocity.

Abstract: One variation a food production system includes: a food preparation surface; a module housing; and a controller. The food preparation surface is located on top of the module housing and defines a receptable configured to receive a food hopper configured to store ingredients for preparation of units of the food product type. The module housing includes: a first food dispensing module configured to dispense a first ingredient; and a second food dispensing module configured to dispense a second ingredient. The module housing further includes a conveyor module to support the rim of a food container beneath the first and second food dispensing modules and transport the food container. The controller can receive a food order; trigger the conveyor module to advance by a distance; and trigger the food dispensing modules to dispense ingredients into the food container.

Abstract: Apparatus for supplying vaporized reactants to a reaction chamber are described herein. In some embodiments, a showerhead assembly for depositing multiple materials on a substrate includes a plurality of gas delivery portions, each gas delivery portion having an inlet, a wedge shaped body that defines a plenum, and a plurality of openings disposed on a bottom surface of the gas delivery portion, wherein each of the plenums are fluidly isolated from each other.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a display at least partially within the housing, a cover positioned over the display and defining an input surface of the electronic device, a motion sensing system configured to detect a motion of the electronic device, and a touch sensor configured to detect, within a time window after the motion of the electronic device is detected, a contact of an input member of a user on the input surface of the electronic device. The electronic device is configured to determine, for a time prior to the detection of the contact, a relative motion between the input member and the input surface. In accordance with a determination that a characteristic of the relative motion satisfies a threshold condition, the electronic device may determine a second input location based at least in part on the location of the contact and the relative motion.

Abstract: A unit trench capacitor in a substrate includes one or more trenches in the substrate, a dielectric layer, a first electrode and a second electrode. Walls of the one or more trenches are covered by the dielectric layer which separates the first electrode from the second electrode. Each trench follows a closed curve. The closed curve of each trench has one or more elongated parts in directions in which the substrate has a maximum elastic modulus, or the closed curve of each trench has a circular shape if the substrate has an isotropic elastic modulus.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for authenticating requests to access one or more accounts over a network using authenticity evaluations of two or more automated decision engines are discussed. A login request for access to a user account may be submitted to multiple decision engines that each apply different rulesets for authenticating the login request, and output an evaluation of the authenticity of the login request. Based on evaluations from multiple automated decision engines, the login request may be allowed to proceed to validation of user identity and, if user identity is validated, access to the user account may be authorized. Based on the evaluations, the login attempt may also be rejected. One or more additional challenge question may be returned to the computing device used to request account access, and the login request allowed to proceed to validation of identity if the response to the challenge question is deemed acceptable.

Abstract: The invention relates to a geometric design and corresponding methods for components 22, which are produced on a carrier substrate 10 and prepared by detachment in an etching process 30 for a subsequent absorption and a transfer with a stamp for application to a further substrate. The components 22 are designed in such a way that additional active surfaces are provided for the etching process 30 for undercut the components, so that a faster, more reliable and more homogeneous etching profile is achieved.

Abstract: The invention provides novel heteroaryl-substituted imidazole derivatives having the general formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein A and R1 to R6 are as described herein: Further provided are pharmaceutical compositions including the compounds, processes of manufacturing the compounds and methods of using the compounds as medicaments, in particular methods of using the compounds as antibiotics for the treatment or prevention of bacterial infections and resulting diseases.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer-readable storage media for identification and routing of a first package within a shipping network that has a damaged shipping label is described. First data for the first package with the damaged label is obtained. Second data for a plurality of packages within the shipping network is obtained. A particular package from the plurality of packages that matches the first package is identified. The identification is performed by applying one or more identification algorithms to the first data and the second data. Applying the identification algorithms includes obtaining as output from each algorithm a subset of possible matches from among the plurality of packages, the possible matches including packages identified by the one or more identification algorithms as having one or more characteristics similar to the first package. Information from a label of the particular package is used to route the first package through the shipping network.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for operating a vehicle using dynamic speed limits. A vehicle can monitor current road conditions by capturing real-time data that is indicative of a driving environment associated with a roadway being traversed by the vehicle. Using the captured real-time data, the vehicle can predict a dynamic speed limit, wherein the dynamic speed limit is a driving speed for the vehicle that is adapted for the monitored current road conditions. Additionally, the vehicle can automatically perform a driving operation for the vehicle in accordance with the dynamic speed limit, wherein the driving operation causes the vehicle to move at a driving speed that is approximately equal to the predicted dynamic speed limit.

Abstract: A novel process provides for the preparation of the chlorinated, uncharged substance tetrakis(trichlorosilyl)germane, and for the use thereof.

Abstract: The present invention features methods for characterizing mutational profiles in patients with bladder cancer.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting detect termination status in an audio communication system, wherein termination status indicates whether exactly one termination circuit is part of the audio communication system, are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: accept an input voltage, by a voltage-controlled current source that includes and drives a resistive load; generate an AC voltage used as an input voltage for the current source; connect a first set of one or more filters to the output of the current source that generate a first analog output signal; connect a second set of one or more filters to the resistive load that generate a second analog output signal; determine a ratio of the first and second analog output signals and use it to determine the termination status.

Abstract: Optimizing a charger network is provided. For each vehicle trip of a plurality of vehicle trips defined by trip information maintained to a storage, a set of possible routes from an origin location of the respective vehicle trip to a destination location of the respective vehicle trip is generated using a routing algorithm. Best routes are identified based on the set of possible routes. Individual charger recommendations are identified using the best routes. Collective charger recommendations across the plurality of vehicle trips based on the individual charger recommendations. The collective charger recommendations are utilized to optimize the charger network.

Abstract: An example operation may include one or more of identifying a target device has entered a transport and has initiated a transport event at a target location, applying permissions, associated with the target device, to the transport event, determining a transport event modification has occurred, when the transport has stopped moving for a predetermined period of time and one or more transport operations have occurred, prior to arriving at a transport event destination, determining whether the permissions permit the transport event modification, and notifying one or more registered devices associated with the target device of the transport event modification.

Abstract: The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for one vehicle to follow another vehicle using alternative types of navigation assistance. In a first example method, a first vehicle uses a first type of navigation assistance to follow a second vehicle. The first type of navigation assistance can be based on satellite signals. A navigation system provided in the first vehicle may detect a loss of the first type of navigation assistance. The first vehicle may then follow the second vehicle to an intermediate location along the travel route, based on a second type of navigation assistance. In an example scenario, the second type of navigation assistance is based on a wireless signal containing information of a travel route of the second vehicle. The wireless signal may be generated by a device located in the second vehicle and/or by a device located outside the second vehicle.

Abstract: An example process includes: receiving a first natural language input; initiating, by a digital assistant operating on the electronic device, a first task based on the first natural language input; determining whether the first task is of a predetermined type; and in accordance with a determination that the first task is of a predetermined type: determining whether one or more criteria are satisfied; and providing a response to the first natural language input, where providing the response includes: in accordance with a determination that the one or more criteria are not satisfied, outputting a first sound indicative of the initiated first task and a first verbal response indicative of the initiated first task; and in accordance with a determination that the one or more criteria are satisfied, outputting the first sound without outputting the first verbal response.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to audio output for time-based notifications. Enhanced alerts for time-based notifications based on various notification conditions provides users with clarity about which notifications are being output, thereby providing an improved user interface.

Abstract: Disclosed are powered gait assistance systems that include a controller, sensors, and a motor coupled to a patient's thigh and lower leg and operable to apply assistive torque to the patient's knee joint to assist the patient's volitional knee pivoting muscle output during selected stages of the patient's gait cycle, such that the assistive torque applied by the motor improves the patient's leg posture, muscle output, range of motion, and/or other parameters over the gait cycle. The sensors can include a torque sensor that measures torque applied by the motor, a knee angle sensor, a foot sensor that measures ground contact of the patient's foot, and/or other sensors. The controller can determine what stage of the patient's gait cycle the patient's leg is in based on sensor signals and cause the motor to apply corresponding assistive torque to the knee based on the gait cycle stage, sensor inputs, and known patient characteristics.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to various methods of suppressing inflammasome activation. For example, the present invention relates to various methods of treating a disease or condition in which inflammation contributes to the disease or condition state.