Abstract: A drug delivery system that includes an elongated inert support and at least two reservoirs containing a pharmaceutically active ingredient. The inert support has a number of wall segments that define at least two compartments arranged for accommodating the at least two reservoirs. The inert support is made of a material which prevents migration or diffusion of the active ingredient from one reservoir into the other or into the support. Since the drug delivery system is divided into compartments, one for each reservoir containing an active ingredient, the release rates of each active ingredient can be independently controlled or adjusted. This is due to the fact that there is no interaction between the active ingredients, and accordingly the active ingredients will not influence each other physically or chemically.

Abstract: A damping control system for a vehicle having a suspension located between a plurality of ground engaging members and a vehicle frame are disclosed. The vehicle including at least one adjustable shock absorber having an adjustable damping characteristic.

Abstract: A robotic gripping device is provided. The robotic gripping device includes a palm and a plurality of digits coupled to the palm. The robotic gripping device also includes a time-of-flight sensor arranged on the palm such that the time-of-flight sensor is configured to generate time-of-flight distance data in a direction between the plurality of digits. The robotic gripping device additionally includes an infrared camera, including an infrared illumination source, where the infrared camera is arranged on the palm such that the infrared camera is configured to generate grayscale image data in the direction between the plurality of digits.

Abstract: Content of different formats may be sourced from various data sources such as content servers and ingested into a data integration server by an ingestion broker embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium. The ingestion broker may normalize the content of different formats into a uniform representation that can be indexed and delivered across multiple digital channels for a variety of applications. The normalized content may be analyzed and semantic metadata may be determined from the normalized content. The normalized content can be semantically enriched by associating the semantic metadata and the like with the content. The semantic metadata can be stored in a semantic index that can be used for searching via the data integration server. During search, the semantic metadata can be instantiated as facets for user navigation and refinement of search criteria and additional semantic relationships can be assigned to the words in the normalized content.

Abstract: This present disclosure is directed to a silver metal wire coated with silver sulfide reference electrode, the preparation via anodization of a silver metal wire in a sodium and/or potassium sulfide solution and use thereof, including test methods to measure corrosion in test articles such as metal pipes. The reference electrode exhibits good stability characteristics, including stability under high temperature conditions.

Abstract: A modified Ac-TMP-2 protein lacks one or a plurality of acidic C-terminal amino acids normally present in a full-length or wild-type Ac-TMP-2 protein and may also lack one or a plurality of N-terminal amino acids while retaining the amino acid sequence C-S-C at or near the N-terminus. The modified Ac-TMP-2 protein may be useful in method and composition for reducing or alleviating inflammation in a subject. Inflammation may be associated with a disease is a disease of the digestive tract such as chronic gastritis or an inflammatory bowel disease such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, or a disease of the respiratory system, such as asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for analyzing an athletic throwing motion by an individual. The method is executed by a motion monitoring system having at least one computer and at least one inertial sensor for sensing movement of the individual. The method involves the at least one computer receiving inertial sensor data from the at least one inertial sensor during execution of the athletic throwing motion by the individual, analyzing the athletic throwing motion by determining at least one metric from the inertial sensor data, and generating constructive feedback regarding the athletic throwing motion based on the at least one metric. The constructive feedback can for example be biofeedback and/or a prescription for a set of exercises. The constructive feedback can help the individual improve upon the athletic throwing motion. Also disclosed is a motion monitoring system.

Abstract: Various embodiments of apparatuses and methods for a continuous scanning engine with automatic protocol detection are described. In some embodiments, the continuous scanning engine comprises one or more discovery components and one or more protocol detection components. The discovery components, in some embodiments, send initial packets to a plurality of ports of a plurality of network addresses of a network, receive responses to a least some of the initial packets, asynchronously match the received responses to the sent initial packets, and determine that some ports at some network addresses require further analysis.

Abstract: A life-based board game, including a game board, including a plurality of spaces, each of the plurality of spaces comprising a space display unit to display at least one event based on a game objective thereon, and a board controller disposed within at least a portion of the game board to randomly generate the at least one event for at least one of the plurality of spaces in response to at least one of the plurality of spaces detecting at least one player has landed thereon, a fortune teller connected to the game board to display at least one shape thereon and reveal a message in response to the at least one shape being touched, and a plurality of figurines to identify a position of the at least one player on at least one of the plurality of spaces.

Abstract: A shopping cart comprises a chassis, wheels, and a basket. The chassis includes a base frame and support masts extending upwardly from the base frame. The wheels are coupled to the chassis. The basket is supported by the support masts to extend over the chassis, wherein the basket defines a compartment for selectively storing items. The base frame defines an exterior facing surface having a bumper extending outwardly away from a remainder of the exterior facing surface providing a buffer of space between an exterior bumper surface and a remainder of the base frame.

Abstract: An outlet module mounting mechanism for use with a power distribution unit including: a bracket attachable to an outlet module; a latch movably coupled to the bracket, wherein the latch has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion; a link coupled to the proximal end portion of the latch; and a plunger connected to the link and movable between a released position and a latched position. When the plunger is moved to the latched position the plunger moves the link away from a front side of the outlet module such that the distal end portion of the at least one latch moves toward the front side of the outlet module to engage a corresponding wall of the housing thereby securing the outlet module to the housing.

Abstract: A pedal cartridge for an aircraft. The pedal cartridge is connectable to a pedal mechanism and includes: a pedal. The pedal includes a pedal axle receiving portion configured to receive a pedal axle of the pedal mechanism such that the pedal is rotatably connectable to the pedal axle. The mechanism also includes a first rotation sensor component, the first rotation sensor component configured to interact with a second rotation sensor component of the pedal mechanism to permit rotation of the pedal about the pedal axle to be detected.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a high volume branding system for branding baked goods with a desired indicia. The system includes a branding conveyor for receiving the baked goods in the pans and conveying the pans downstream. The system also includes a branding station positioned above the branding conveyor. The branding station includes a shuttle that is provided with a branding press. The shuttle is configured to travel downstream with the branding conveyor in a first direction and upstream in a second direction. The shuttle is configured to align a branding press with at least one of the pans on the branding conveyor while the pan is moving downstream with the branding conveyor. The branding press includes a branding plate that is heated and lowered with the branding press onto the baked goods in the pan while the shuttle is moving downstream along with the pan and branding conveyor to brand indicia onto the baked goods.

Abstract: There is described a downhole electromagnetic induction communication system with a receiver arranged to receive from a transmitter a magnetic signal. The downhole electromagnetic induction communication system receiver comprising: a first inductive coil, a second inductive coil, and an amplifier; wherein the first inductive coil and the second inductive coil are configured to convert the magnetic signal into a first input electrical signal and a second input electrical signal. Additionally, the first inductive coil and the second inductive coil are differentially connected to inputs of the amplifier, such that a differential input electrical signal is found, the differential input electrical signal comprising reduced noise compared with the first input electrical signal and the second input electrical signal. The downhole electromagnetic induction communication system reduces noise and improves a signal-to-noise ratio of communications.

Abstract: An accessory display device comprises a first hinge configured to engage a first side of a primary display device and a second hinge configured to engage a second side of the primary display device. The accessory display device further comprises a first display coupled to the first hinge. The first display is rotatable about the first hinge between a first use position and a first stowed position. The accessory display device further comprises a second display coupled to the second hinge. The second display is rotatable about the second hinge between a second use position and a second stowed position. The accessory display device further comprises a tensioning mechanism configured to provide tension between the first hinge and the second hinge.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for flue gas cooling for carbon capture processes are disclosed herein. A flue gas cooling process for carbon capture includes: cooling a flue gas in a direct contact cooler by a cooling water cooled in a closed cooling loop; cooling the cooling water in the closed cooling loop utilizing air-cooled heat exchangers; cooling the flue gas below a water dew point to produce a surplus water when an available cooling duty of the closed cooling loop exceeds a cooling duty required to cool the flue stream to the water dew point; storing the surplus water in a surplus water storage vessel; and directing the surplus water stored in the surplus water storage vessel to the direct contact cooler when the available cooling duty of the closed cooling loop is less than the cooling duty required to cool the flue stream to the water dew point.

Abstract: A method of processing objects is disclosed. The method includes grasping an object with an end-effector of a programmable motion device, determining an estimated pose of the object as it is being grasped by the end-effector, determining a pose adjustment for repositioning the object for placement at a destination location in a destination pose, determining a pose adjustment to be applied to the object, and placing the object at the destination location in a destination pose in accordance with the pose adjustment.

Abstract: The present invention provides a magnetoelectric multiferroic, time-variable magnetic field transmitter based upon a resonant structure capable of enhancing the transmitted field at the structural resonant frequency. This transmitter utilizes a single crystal piezoelectric as the source of mechanical excitations with a laminated transduction element to reduce eddy currents in the magnetostrictive material thereby reducing losses at higher frequencies. The structural resonance frequency can be tuned by adjusting the size of the masses, position and strength of bias magnets, pre-stress conditions and physical parameters of the transduction column elements.