Abstract: A sensor device contains a magnetic field sensor chip having a front face, a rear face and a side surface connecting the front face and the rear face. The magnetic field sensor chip has a sensor element which is arranged on the front face and is configured to detect a magnetic field component running parallel to the front face. The magnetic field sensor chip furthermore has multiple first contact pads arranged on the front face, wherein all of the first contact pads arranged on the front face are arranged at an edge of the magnetic field sensor chip lying between the front face and the side surface.

Abstract: It is described a method of processing a hydrocarbon, in particular a hydrocarbon gas, the method comprising: i) preheating the hydrocarbon in a preheater device; ii) providing the preheated hydrocarbon to a liquid metal bath in a reactor device, wherein the liquid metal bath comprises at least one catalyst; and iii) performing a pyrolysis reaction with the hydrocarbon in the liquid metal bath, so that a carbon phase and hydrogenare obtained.

Abstract: A pixel circuit includes a pixel array and a color filter. The pixel array includes a plurality of pixels arranged in rows and columns, each pixel including four photodiodes, a floating diffusion, and four transfer transistors. The color filter array includes a plurality of color filters each having one of a plurality of colors and disposed over at least one of the pixels. Each of the plurality of pixels is coupled to a first readout circuit, and the plurality of pixels includes (i) a first subset of the pixels not coupled to a second readout circuit and (ii) a second subset of the pixels coupled to the second readout circuit. Floating diffusions of two diagonally arranged pixels are coupled together, and the two diagonally arranged pixels coupled together are disposed underneath color filters of a same color.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for determining elongation of suspension members in an elevator system includes an elevator car that is supported for movement within a hoistway by at least one suspension member and a counterweight that is coupled to the elevator car with the at least one suspension member. A first sensor detects a presence of one of the counterweight and elevator car, and a second sensor determines a position of the other of the elevator car and counterweight within the hoistway in response to a detection signal generated by the first sensor. Elongation of the at least one suspension member is determined based on a change in the position of the elevator car or counterweight in the hoistway over time as determined in response to the detection signal.

Abstract: A pixel array includes photodiodes and a color filter array. A first fraction of the photodiodes is included in CIS pixels and a second fraction of the photodiodes is included in hybrid CIS/EVS pixels. The photodiodes are arranged into groupings. The color filter array includes first, second, and third color filters arranged in a mosaic pattern over the photodiodes. Each grouping includes a plurality of subgroupings including a first subgrouping disposed under at least one of the first color filters, a second subgrouping disposed under at least one of the second color filters, and a third subgrouping disposed under at least one of the third color filters. Each of the first, second, and third subgroupings includes at least one CIS pixel, and at least one of the first subgrouping of photodiodes further includes at least one hybrid CIS/EVS pixel disposed under at least one of the first color filters.

Abstract: A vaporizer device may include a pressure sensor and an ambient pressure sensor. The pressure sensor may be configured to measure a first pressure in an air flow path in the vaporizer device. The ambient pressure sensor may be configured to measure a second pressure corresponding to an atmospheric pressure. The vaporizer device may further include a controller. The controller may be configured to transition the vaporizer device to a first standby mode when the first pressure is equal to or greater than the second pressure for a first threshold quantity of time. While the vaporizer device is in the first standby mode, the controller may be further configured to transition the vaporizer device to a second standby mode when the second pressure is a threshold quantity greater than the first pressure and no motion event is detected for a second threshold quantity of time.

Abstract: Systems/techniques that facilitate intelligent vehicular microgrids are provided. In various embodiments, a system can comprise a set of vehicular charging stations coupled to an intermediate battery. In various aspects, the system can accumulate, within the intermediate battery, surplus electricity collectively supplied by one or more vehicles that dock at the set of vehicular charging stations. In various instances, the system can discharge, at a time at which a main electric grid warrants supplementation, the surplus electricity from the intermediate battery to the main electric grid. In various cases, the system can determine the time at which the main electric grid warrants supplementation, via execution of a machine learning model.

Abstract: Hydrodeoxygenating a biorenewable feed that is concentrated in free fatty acids with 12 and 14 carbon atoms at a moderate hydrodeoxygenation ratio that is less than the ratio of hydrodeoxygenation utilized for traditional biorenewable feeds such as vegetable oil or even mineral feedstocks, normal paraffins in the range desired by the detergents industry can be produced. Either hydroisomerization or an iso-normal separation can be performed to provide green fuel streams. Two reactors are proposed, one for hydrodeoxygenation of the biorenewable feed that is concentrated in free fatty acids with 12 and 14 carbon atoms and the other for a traditional biorenewable feed or even a mineral feed operated at a higher deoxygenation ratio.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a component of a car or motorcycle, comprising a metal substrate and a coating for said substrate, wherein said coating comprises TiO2 and is obtainable by a sol-gel process comprising a step of applying a colloidal solution on the metal substrate of said component of a car or motorcycle, said colloidal solution being obtained from hydrolysis and condensation reactions between an inorganic precursor of TiO2 and water, said inorganic precursor of TiO2 having formula Ti(X)4, wherein the X groups, equal or different from each other, are hydrolysable groups selected from the group consisting of halogens, —OR alkoxy groups and —COOR acyloxy groups, where R is preferably a C1-C6 alkyl radical.

Abstract: A kernel monitor can be used to mitigate ransomware activity of a host system. In some aspects, a computing system can use the kernel monitor to monitor a set of system calls generated by the host system within a time window to perform a functionality. The kernel monitor can include a respective kernel program monitoring each system call in the set of system calls. The set of system calls can be filtered by the kernel monitor to identify a subset of system calls associated with encrypting a filesystem of the host system. The computing system can determine that the subset of system calls is indicative of ransomware activity associated with the host system based on the subset of system calls exceeding a predefined threshold. Subsequently, the computing system can perform a mitigation operation to mitigate the ransomware activity.

Abstract: A bearing assembly includes at least one sliding incline, via which a refrigerant compressor is steerable in a targeted manner in a direction in the event of an accident-induced displacement of the refrigerant compressor. The refrigerant compressor is mounted via a holder on a chassis of a motor vehicle.

Abstract: A method of determining oxygen concentration, metabolic activity, and/or the effects of a test substance on the metabolic activity of a live cell sample by photoluminescence quenching technique employing a photoluminescent probe that self-loads sans any loading reagent into the cells of the cell sample. The probe comprises a plurality of polymeric particles each comprising an amphiphilic cationic polymer matrix having a hydrophobic core and a hydrophilic positively charged surface provided by quaternary amino groups, and a hydrophobic oxygen-sensitive photoluminescent dye embedded in the hydrophobic core.

Abstract: A device for optical gas analysis is provided, the device comprising: a gas cell for a measurement gas; a first light source, wherein the first light source is a coherent light source and is adapted to emit first light into the gas cell; a second light source, wherein the second light source is an incoherent light source and is adapted to emit second light into the gas cell; a first light sensor, wherein the first light sensor is adapted and arranged to receive the first light after passing on a first optical path through the measurement gas in the gas cell; and a second light sensor, wherein second light sensor is adapted and arranged to receive the second light after passing on a second optical path through the same measurement gas in the same gas cell. Further, a corresponding system and method for optical gas analysis are provided.

Abstract: A cleaning device for removing impurities from a bar-shaped structure includes a drive unit, and two roughing discs capable of being driven to rotate about a common axis of rotation. At least one roughing disc of the two roughing discs is capable of being driven by the drive unit. The two roughing discs form, along the common axis of rotation, a receiving region for the bar-shaped structure. Each roughing disc has, on a side facing the receiving region, a plurality of roughing projections. The two roughing discs are formed along the axis of rotation in a movably sprung manner in order to cause, in a state in which the two roughing discs are arranged on the bar-shaped structure, the roughing discs to be pushed onto both sides of the bar-shaped structure.

Abstract: This disclosure describes utilizing a generative document system to dynamically build and provide generative search result documents. The generative document system utilizes an aggregated framework that leverages one or more large generative models (LGMs). For example, the aggregated framework includes three stages where local processes are applied to generative outputs from LGMs, with each stage building upon the generative inputs from previous stages. The generative document system uses the aggregated framework to create generative search result documents based on search queries and their corresponding search result links. These generative search result documents provide interactive, intuitive, comprehensive, and flexible curation of answers that address the respective search queries.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to isolated cell populations comprising stable regulatory T cells and methods of producing the same.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to a method of managing a fleet of autonomous vehicles providing trip services. The method includes receiving information identifying an intermediate destination and a final destination for a trip. In this example, the intermediate destination is a destination where an autonomous vehicle will drop off and wait for a passenger in order to continue the trip, and the final destination is a destination where the trip ends. The method also includes determining an amount of waiting time the vehicle is likely to be waiting for the passenger at the intermediate destination, determining how a vehicle of the fleet of autonomous vehicles should spend the amount of waiting time, and sending an instruction to the vehicle, based on the determination of how the vehicle should spend the amount of waiting time.

Abstract: A method of identifying road distress on a road based on imagery of the road is disclosed. The method is performed by a processor and comprises the steps of: identifying a region of interest from road regions detected in the imagery of the road; detecting one or more road distresses present in the region of interest by identifying features associated with physical characteristics related to road distress in an original image comprising the region of interest; detecting one or more road distresses present in the region of interest by identifying features associated with physical characteristics related to road distress in a corrected image obtained by applying at least one of optical distortion correction and perspective distortion correction to the original image comprising the region of interest; and identifying one or more road distresses by combining the detection based on the original image and the detection based on the corrected image.

Abstract: A drive device for an electrified vehicle axle of a vehicle, including an electric machine, which acts via a transmission on flange shafts which are guided to vehicle wheels, and a cooling/lubrication module, which provides the electric machine and/or the transmission with coolant/lubricant. The drive device has a modular housing design in which a module housing of the cooling/lubricating module, a stator housing of the electric machine and a transmission housing are joined together as separate cast metal parts, in particular diecast parts, to form a unit.

Abstract: Systems/techniques that facilitate adaptive fast charging of vehicular batteries are provided. The system, having a memory that stores computer executable components and a processor that executes the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components comprise an adaptive charging system that receives one or more factors that impact usage of a battery, a cell allocation determination component that, based on the one or more factors, determines a cell allocation scheme, and a display component that displays the cell allocation scheme comprising an adjustment to the battery and number of cells impacted by the adjustment to the battery.