Abstract: An applicator includes a discontinuity identification component and at least one treatment composition component. The discontinuity identification component is operably coupled to an electromagnetic energy interrogation component and the discontinuity identification component is configured to determine a treatment status based on an interrogation response to an electromagnetic energy stimulus indicative of an absorption difference of greater than a target amount. The at least one treatment composition component is operably coupled to the discontinuity component and the at least one treatment composition component is configured to selectively deposit a treatment composition on the portion of skin responsive to one or more inputs from the discontinuity component indicative of a target treatment status.

Abstract: An applicator for treating skin conditions includes at least one treatment composition component and a reflection edge component. The at least one treatment composition component is configured to selectively deposit a treatment composition at a deposit location on the portion of skin. The reflection edge component is operably coupled to an electromagnetic energy detector. The reflection edge component includes circuitry configured to monitor a level of the one or more parameters as the applicator traverses the portion of skin and to control the at least one treatment composition component to selectively deposit the treatment composition to the deposit location on the portion of skin based on one or more inputs indicative of a decrease in reflection of an electromagnetic energy interrogation stimulus from the portion of skin at the deposit location.

Abstract: A rotary valve capable of high flow rates, minimal pressure drop, and rapid actuation is presented. According to one aspect, the rotary valve is characterized by a unique pressure balancing system operating on the rotary spool of the valve to reduce side force caused by pressure at the flow ports. According to another aspect, the rotary valve (700) is characterized by a internal shiftable blocking spool (790) in response to a failure condition or a modulating signal. According to another aspect, an interface is provided for sealing a port of a rotary valve to an outer surface of a rotary spool. According to another aspect, the rotary valve is characterized by an interface provided for sealing a port to an outer surface of the rotary spool. According to another aspect, a rotary valve is characterized by a three-way three-or-more-position configuration. According to another aspect, a rotary valve is characterized by a four-port three-position configuration.

Abstract: Systems, methods and computer readable media for material separation and conveying using tuned waves are disclosed.

Abstract: A linear actuator includes an oscillating component that includes a threaded element, a traveler located inside the oscillating component that includes a mating threaded element, and a directional clutch located between the oscillating component and the traveler. The oscillating component is configured to be coupled to a source of oscillating motion and to be driven by the source of oscillating motion to cause oscillatory movements of the oscillating component. The directional clutch is configured to cause the oscillating component to drive the traveler in the first rotational direction when the oscillating component is rotated in the first rotational direction and to allow the oscillating component to slip by the traveler when the oscillating component is rotated in the second rotational direction. The threaded element and the mating threaded element are engaged such that rotational movement of the traveler in the first rotational direction causes linear movement of the traveler.

Abstract: Methods and systems of customized and selective decoration of internal tube-like surfaces using pre-printed films with splinter resistant property are described. The method of adhering a film to an internal surface of a tube-like structure. The structure may have a hollow interior defined by the internal surface. The method may be carried out by providing a pre-printed film comprising first and second sides and an adhesive layer adhered to at least a portion of the first side. The pre-printed film may be positioned at least partially within the hollow interior with the adhesive layer positioned adjacent to the internal surface of the tube-like structure. The adhesive layer may be adhered to the internal surface of the tube-like structure.

Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure provides a method of selectively coating an internal surface of a tube-like wall. The tube-like wall may have an internal surface, an external surface, and a hollow interior defined by the internal surface. The method may comprise steps of coating at least a portion of the internal surface of the tube-like wall with a coating material that is selectively curable by exposure to initiation energy; and selectively transmitting initiation energy from outside the tube-like wall, through the tube-like wall, into contact with a portion of the coating material, under conditions effective to cure the contacted portion of the coating material, and at least substantially without curing another portion of the coating material unexposed or less-exposed to the initiation energy.

Abstract: Packages and methods of packaging a plurality of glass sheets provide a stack of glass sheets with an interleaf protective sheet positioned between each adjacent pair of glass sheets. An outer portion of each interleaf protective sheet is bent over a portion of the peripheral edge of one of a corresponding adjacent pair of glass sheets to discourage relative shifting of the glass sheets with respect to one another. The stack of glass sheets are sandwiched between pressure members of an outer housing such that the pressure members each apply a support pressure that is distributed over an outer surface of a corresponding one of the pair of outermost glass sheets of the stack of glass sheets.

Abstract: An adjusting brushhead includes a base assembly which is removably connectable to an electric skin care appliance. The brushhead also includes an inner brush assembly which oscillates in operation by a drive member with motor action. The brushhead further includes an outer brush assembly which is mounted to the base assembly by mounting elements, permitting the outer brush assembly to move in accordance with facial contours.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide skin stimulating devices and methods that address the aging effects of skin at a protein level. Particularly, cyclical mechanical strain is used to regulate specific proteins within the skin, so as to produce specific effects. As a non-limiting example, the disclosed embodiments can be used to increase the production of certain proteins (e.g., hyaluronan synthase 3 (HAS3); fibronectin; tropoelastin; procoll1; integrin, etc.) in the skin, which results in anti-aging effects by increasing epidermal cohesion.

Abstract: An end effector is capable of being used to stimulate a portion of skin at a stimulation frequency. The end effector includes a base portion that is couplable to a motor and an end portion having a plurality of contact points at which the end effector is configured to contact the portion of skin. The plurality of contact points are located at a target distance from each other that is based on an inverse of the stimulation frequency. The end effector is configured such that, when the base portion is coupled to the motor and the motor is operating, the end effector has a resonant frequency based on the stimulation frequency. When the motor is operating and a force is applied to bias the end effector toward the portion of skin, a cyclical stimulus is produced within the portion of skin at about the stimulation frequency.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide skin stimulating devices and methods that address the aging effects of skin at a protein level. Particularly, cyclical mechanical strain is used to regulate specific proteins within the skin, so as to produce specific effects. As a non-limiting example, the disclosed embodiments can be used to increase the production of certain proteins (e.g., hyaluronan synthase 3 (HAS3); fibronectin; tropoelastin; procoll1; integrin, etc.) in the skin, which results in anti-aging effects by increasing epidermal cohesion.

Abstract: An applicator for use in treating a portion of skin includes an applicator tip that has an end configured to contact the portion of skin, a sonic source mechanically coupled to the applicator tip, a heat source thermally coupled to an end of the applicator tip, and a controller. The applicator tip includes a thermally-conductive material. During operation of the applicator, the controller controls operation of the sonic source to impart mechanical movements to the applicator tip at a sonic frequency and controls operation of the heat source to transfer heat to the end of the applicator tip via the thermally-conductive material of the applicator tip.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide skin stimulating devices and methods that address the aging effects of skin at a protein level. Particularly, cyclical mechanical strain is used to regulate specific proteins within the skin, so as to produce specific effects. As a non-limiting example, the disclosed embodiments can be used to increase the production of certain proteins (e.g., hyaluronan synthase 3 (HAS3); fibronectin; tropoelastin; procoll1; integrin, etc.) in the skin, which results in anti-aging effects by increasing epidermal cohesion.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates, in various embodiments, to methods and systems for masking and de-masking a portion of an interior surface of a structure, such as may be useful in the selective coating of an interior surface of a structure. The method comprises providing a masking device comprising a magnetically active material and a seal-forming material and inserting the masking device into an interior of the structure. A magnetic force is activated in order to bring the masking device into sealable contact with a portion of an interior surface of the structure, thereby producing a masked portion of the interior surface. While maintaining the sealable contact, the unmasked portion of the interior surface of the structure is coated with a coating material. After the coating, the magnetic force is deactivated in order to bring the masking device out of sealable contact with the interior surface of the structure.

Abstract: Packages and methods of packaging a plurality of glass sheets provide a stack of glass sheets with an interleaf protective sheet positioned between each adjacent pair of glass sheets. An outer portion of each interleaf protective sheet is bent over a portion of the peripheral edge of one of a corresponding adjacent pair of glass sheets to discourage relative shifting of the glass sheets with respect to one another. The stack of glass sheets are sandwiched between pressure members of an outer housing such that the pressure members each apply a support pressure that is distributed over an outer surface of a corresponding one of the pair of outermost glass sheets of the stack of glass sheets.

Abstract: A linear actuator includes an oscillating component that includes a threaded element, a traveler located inside the oscillating component that includes a mating threaded element, and a directional clutch located between the oscillating component and the traveler. The oscillating component is configured to be coupled to a source of oscillating motion and to be driven by the source of oscillating motion to cause oscillatory movements of the oscillating component. The directional clutch is configured to cause the oscillating component to drive the traveler in the first rotational direction when the oscillating component is rotated in the first rotational direction and to allow the oscillating component to slip by the traveler when the oscillating component is rotated in the second rotational direction. The threaded element and the mating threaded element are engaged such that rotational movement of the traveler in the first rotational direction causes linear movement of the traveler.

Abstract: A cleansing workpiece suitable for use with a personal care appliance. The cleansing workpiece includes a cleanser and a cleansing component, such as a number of tufts each having a plurality of bristles. In use, the cleansing workpiece can be rotated, reciprocated, oscillated, etc., over a subject's skin in order for the cleansing workpiece to dispense or apply a quantity of the cleanser onto the subject's skin and/or for the cleansing component to clean, massage, and/or exfoliate a subject's skin with the aid of dispensed cleanser. The cleanser may be continuously applied to the subject's skin as the cleansing component.

Abstract: The invention provides an optical connector for coupling with a complementary optical connector and for supporting an optical component. The connector comprises a cover moveable between a first and second position. The cover may also comprise a moveable shield and biasing components. There is also provided an optical connector assembly comprising covers that sequentially open. A PCB comprising waveguides and an optical component sub-mount for integrating with the PCB is also presented.

Abstract: The present invention relates to adjuvanted recombinant anti-rabies vaccines and the oral administration of such vaccines to raccoons and other wildlife. Advantageously, the anti-rabies vaccine may comprise a recombinant vaccinia virus containing a rabies glycoprotein gene. The invention encompasses methods of vaccinating raccoons and other wildlife by administration of an anti-rabies vaccines which may comprise a recombinant vaccinia virus containing a rabies glycoprotein gene, in combination with an adjuvant which increases both vaccine viscosity and efficacy. The invention provides effective oral recombinant vaccines used in oral rabies vaccination (ORV) programs for wildlife, effective at protecting raccoons, gray foxes, coyotes, and other animals.