Abstract: A power switch of a wireless power transmitter or a wireless power receiver is controlled to create a perturbation that transmits information from the wireless power transmitter or wireless power receiver to the other of the wireless power transmitter and wireless power receiver.

Abstract: Control circuitry for a synchronous rectifier includes a sensor configured to sense a current through a power switch of the synchronous rectifier or a voltage across the power switch; a phase compensation network coupled to the output of the sensor, the phase compensation network being configured to shift a phase of the output of the sensor in a leading direction to generate a phase-shifted sense signal; and drive circuitry configured to control switching of the power switch based on the phase-shifted sense signal.

Abstract: An electromagnetic component includes a winding and a plurality of distributed winding capacitances in series with the winding at respective locations along the winding.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method that utilizes an existing infrastructure such as atomic layer deposition or similar vapor-based deposition tool or metal salt solutions based infiltration to infiltrate certain metals or metal-based precursors into resist materials to enhance the performance of the resists for the advancement of lithography techniques.

Abstract: An electromagnetic component includes at least one winding having one or more turns and at least one conductor disposed in a location where the at least one winding produces an alternating magnetic field. The at least one conductor has at least one gap that inhibits current from flowing a full turn through the at least one conductor.

Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one conductive sheet forming a forward current path from a first terminal of the at least one conductive sheet to a second terminal of the at least one conductive sheet. The at least one conductive sheet has a top, a bottom, and at least one edge. The apparatus also includes at least one conductor forming a return current path from the second terminal. The at least one conductor extends over the top of the at least one conductive sheet or below the bottom of the at least one conductive sheet.

Abstract: An example of an electromagnetic component includes a thin conductor layer having traces extending along a circumferential direction of the electromagnetic component and having widths extending along a radial direction of the electromagnetic component. The widths can be selected such that alternating current distributions in the traces approximate an alternating current distribution in a single trace having a same radial extent as the traces.

Abstract: A wireless power transfer coil circuit includes two or more current paths. The two or more current paths include a first current path having a first conductive spiral trace and a second current path having a second conductive spiral trace nested with the first conductive spiral trace.

Abstract: A resonant coil with integrated capacitance includes at least one separation dielectric layer and a plurality of conductor layers stacked in an alternating manner. Each of the plurality of conductor layers includes a first conductor sublayer and second conductor sublayer having common orientation and a sublayer dielectric layer separating the first and second conductor sublayers, each conductor layer having multiple discontinuities.

Abstract: Provided herein are, inter alia, methods useful for delivering nucleic acids and kinase inhibitors to a cell. The methods provided herein include the delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids to cancer cells by contacting a cancer cell with a kinase inhibitor and a therapeutic nucleic acid. The methods provided herein are therefore, inter alia, useful for the treatment of cancer.

Abstract: A nozzle for dispensing a beverage includes a nozzle head having a base liquid inlet configured to receive a base liquid and a flavoring inlet configured to receive a flavoring. The nozzle further includes a diffuser assembly that is in fluid communication with the base liquid inlet and which includes a diffuser plate having a plurality of peripheral openings through which the base liquid flows. The nozzle further includes a receptacle that is in fluid communication with the diffuser assembly and the flavoring inlet. The receptacle of the nozzle includes an inner wall, and the peripheral openings of the diffuser assembly are arranged so as to direct flow of the base liquid along the inner wall of the receptacle. The receptacle further includes an outlet through which the flavoring and the base liquid are dispensed.

Abstract: A resonant coil structure may include a plurality of conductors, including: a first conductor having a first end and a second end; a second conductor having a third end and a fourth end; a third conductor having a fifth end and a sixth end; and a fourth conductor having a seventh end and an eight end; and at least one galvanic coupling conductor that galvanically couples the first end to the fifth end and galvanically couples the fourth end to the eighth end.

Abstract: A nozzle for dispensing a beverage includes a nozzle head having a base liquid inlet configured to receive a base liquid and a flavoring inlet configured to receive a flavoring. The nozzle further includes a diffuser assembly that is in fluid communication with the base liquid inlet and which includes a diffuser plate having a plurality of peripheral openings through which the base liquid flows. The nozzle further includes a receptacle that is in fluid communication with the diffuser assembly and the flavoring inlet. The receptacle of the nozzle includes an inner wall, and the peripheral openings of the diffuser assembly are arranged so as to direct flow of the base liquid along the inner wall of the receptacle. The receptacle further includes an outlet through which the flavoring and the base liquid are dispensed.

Abstract: A resonant coil includes a plurality of conductors forming a plurality of inductively coupled current loops. The plurality of conductors include a first conductor having a first end and a second end, the first end and the second end being separated by a first gap; and a second conductor having a third end and a fourth end, the third end and the fourth end being separated by a second gap. The resonant coil also includes at least one standalone capacitor comprising at least one first capacitor connected to the first end and the second end of the first conductor.

Abstract: Some aspects relate to an apparatus, comprising: a coil; an electronic circuit; and an electrically conductive shield positioned between the coil and the electronic circuit. Some aspects relate to an apparatus, comprising: a coil; an electronic circuit; and a magnetic core magnetically coupled to the coil, the magnetic core having an overhang protruding on a side of the magnetic core facing the electronic circuit.

Abstract: A magnetic core may have one or more notches in a center post, backplate and/or outer rim. Such notches may reduce or eliminate dimensional resonance and/or reduce the amount of magnetic material. A magnetic core with or without notches may omit a backplate and/or an outer rim.

Abstract: A nozzle for dispensing a beverage includes a nozzle head having a base liquid inlet configured to receive a base liquid and a flavoring inlet configured to receive a flavoring. The nozzle further includes a diffuser assembly that is in fluid communication with the base liquid inlet and which includes a diffuser plate having a plurality of peripheral openings through which the base liquid flows. The nozzle further includes a receptacle that is in fluid communication with the diffuser assembly and the flavoring inlet. The receptacle of the nozzle includes an inner wall, and the peripheral openings of the diffuser assembly are arranged so as to direct flow of the base liquid along the inner wall of the receptacle. The receptacle further includes an outlet through which the flavoring and the base liquid are dispensed.

Abstract: A resonant coil with integrated capacitance includes at least one separation dielectric layer and a plurality of conductor layers stacked in an alternating manner. Each of the plurality of conductor layers includes a first conductor sublayer and second conductor sublayer having common orientation and a sublayer dielectric layer separating the first and second conductor sublayers, each conductor layer having multiple discontinuities.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method that utilizes an existing infrastructure such as atomic layer deposition or similar vapor-based deposition tool or metal salt solutions based infiltration to infiltrate certain metals or metal-based precursors into resist materials to enhance the performance of the resists for the advancement of lithography techniques.

Abstract: A post-mix beverage dispenser having all components within an insulated housing is provided. The beverage dispenser can include an insulated housing with interior compartments that contain all componentry for dispensing a beverage, a carbonated beverage, and ice. The interior compartments can contain a concentrate source, a concentrate pump, an ice bin, an ice dispensing mechanism, a refrigeration system, a diluent pump, and a carbonation system.