Abstract: A component includes a dense base region, a dense replacement region and an additively manufactured (AM) porous region between the dense base region and the dense replacement region. The porous region has a porosity between 2% to 50% open space volume to total volume of the AM porous region. The porous region can be printed onto the base region or the replacement region. A braze material couples the base region, the porous region and the replacement region together, and infiltrates into the porous region based at least on a characteristic of the porosity. The porous region reduces stress at a joint between the dense regions and can be customized to create different physical characteristic(s) than just those of the base and replacement regions.

Abstract: A concentrated laundry composition premix which is dilutable in water to form a laundry liquid composition, the viscosity which when formed from a dilution of five parts by volume water to one part premix and measured at 25° C. and at 106 s?1 is from 200 to 800 mPa·s., said premix comprising at least 10% wt. water, from 0.1 to 8% wt. ethoxylated polyol ester, and comprising from 5 to 70% wt. surfactant active excluding the ethoxylated polyol ester and where the ethoxylated polyol ester is not sorbeth stearate, wherein the surfactant comprises anionic surfactant and non-ionic surfactant in a weight ratio of from 50:50 to 1:99 and wherein the composition comprises from 0 to 5% wt. alkyl ether sulphate.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new and useful paradigm in wide area imaging, in which wide area imaging is provided by a step/dwell/image capture process and system to capture images and produce from the captured images a wide area image. The image capture is by a sensor that has a predetermined image field and provides image capture at a predetermined frame capture rate, and by a motorized step and dwell sequence of the sensor, where image capture is during a dwell, and the step and dwell sequence of the sensor is synchronized with the image capture rate of the sensor.

Abstract: A computing device may include a substrate. A computing device may include a processing unit supported by the substrate. A computing device may include an optical transmitter supported by the substrate and in electrical communication with the processing unit.

Abstract: A disclosed method may include (i) initiating a cellular field testing tool that tests a condition of cellular network connectivity of a device under test, (ii) collecting logs of raw data from the cellular field testing tool based on the cellular field testing tool testing the condition of cellular network connectivity of the device under test, and (iii) applying autonomously, by the cellular field testing tool, an intelligent testing policy for a specific network condition test to the logs of raw data to output a binary decision of whether the specific network condition test passed or failed. Related systems and computer-readable mediums are further disclosed.

Abstract: An antenna mountable to a window to provide non-destructive installation and removal therefrom. The antenna has a substrate of dielectric material having a first surface with patterned conductive material providing a main radiator and ground plane, and a back surface of patterned conductive material providing a feeding circuit, which capacitively conveys and receives, via the substrate, RF signals with the main radiator and ground plane. The main radiator and ground plane, and preferably the feeding circuit, are each radiating structures to achieve different frequency ranges, such as over VHF, UHF, and cellular bands, with wideband performance. The antenna is configured to resemble a semitransparent sunshade by the antenna body being perforated, through the front and back thereof, with holes enabling a majority of the antenna body to appear semitransparent for screening sunlight. One or more fixtures are utilized for detachably mounting the antenna along a surface of a window.

Abstract: Systems and methods for an entropy coding system are described. The entropy coding systems include an encoding apparatus and a decoding apparatus. The encoding apparatus is configured to receive an original input stream comprising a plurality of symbols having a known entropy characteristic according to a probability distribution of each of the symbols appearing in the original input stream, determine an input and respective state for each symbol read from the original input stream, append the determined input to the encoded output stream, and provided the encoded output stream to the decoding apparatus. The decoding apparatus is configured to receive the encoded output stream, process the encoded output stream, and for each read input: determine an output symbol and a respective output, persist the respective output state to the encoded output stream, and append the determined output symbol to the results output stream.

Abstract: A reference system is provided for generating a clock signal with a tunable noise pedestal for driving a signal generator. The reference system includes a reference source configured to generate a reference signal and a multiplier chain, including a noise pedestal generator. The noise pedestal generator includes a noise pedestal attenuator configured to attenuate the reference signal to degrade a noise floor of the reference signal, a VGA configured to adjust the attenuated reference signal to a desired signal level, a bandpass filter configured to filter out excess noise from the adjusted reference signal to form a noise pedestal, and a switch arrangement configured to selectively input the reference signal to a first path including the noise pedestal attenuator and the VGA, and a second path bypassing the noise pedestal attenuator and the VGA. The clock signal includes the noise pedestal when the first path is selected.

Abstract: An example device includes: a communications interface including a beacon; and a controller interconnected with the communications interface, the controller configured to: receive, via the communications interface, an initialization request including a beacon type; in response to the initialization request: obtain configuration data for the beacon type; and format a beacon packet according to the configuration data for the beacon type; and control the beacon to broadcast the beacon packet.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed herein for providing video content processing based on facial recognition and pose tracking modeling. Examples may include receiving video data captured by at least one video capture device located within a video environment, extracting an image feature set from the video data, inputting the image feature set to a facial recognition model to generate a facial feature set for a facial identifier associated with a target of interest in the video environment, inputting the facial feature set to a pose tracking model to generate a pose tracking feature set for the facial identifier, augmenting the facial feature set with the pose tracking feature set to generate an augmented feature set for the facial identifier, and outputting location information for the facial identifier based at least in part on the augmented feature set.

Abstract: A system for managing wireless connections for a vehicle may include one or more wireless devices, a vehicle communication system, and a vehicle controller in electrical communication with the vehicle communication system. The vehicle controller is programmed to determine a selected device of the one or more wireless devices with which to establish a connection using the vehicle communication system. The vehicle controller is further programmed to establish a wireless connection between the selected device and the vehicle communication system in response to determining the selected device.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and media for automated creation of analytics-driven audio-visual interactive episodes. The systems can include a specifically designed architecture that enables the systems to be configurable to any structured dataset and domain (including unstructured documents) while providing controls over analysis, content, language, flow, and visual presentation (theming) of the episodes. Additionally, the architecture can provide a deterministic implementation that allows for compliance with requirements of highly regulated industries.

Abstract: A dual-band phosphor-converted light emitting diode (PC-LED) is provided. The dual-band PC-LED includes a blue LED configured to generate blue light, a first phosphor-based light filter configured to output visible light based on the blue light; and a second phosphor-based light filter configured to output near-infrared light based on the visible light.

Abstract: Ghost routing is a network verification technique that uses a portion of a production network itself to verify the impact of potential network changes. Ghost routing logically partitions the production network into a main network and a ghost network. The main network handles live traffic while the ghost network handles traffic generated for diagnostic purposes. The ghost network may have a network topology identical to the production network and may use the same hardware and software as the production network. An operator may implement a network configuration change on the ghost network and then use verification tools to verify that the network configuration change on the ghost network does not result in bugs. Verifying on the ghost network may not affect the main network. If the network operator verifies the network configuration change on the ghost network, the network operator may implement the network configuration change on the main network.

Abstract: An elastomeric glove includes a superimposed texture provided on a surface of the elastomeric glove, including front and back of a palm region, a thumb region and fingers region, and the superimposed texture includes multiple units of a stellate convex polygon distributed on the surface of the elastomeric glove, with a tip at the center and folded at intersects of the polygon for gripping, diverting and channeling fluid away from the surface of the elastomeric glove. A synthetic latex formulation for producing the elastomeric glove is also disclosed.

Abstract: Multifactor authentication of secure transmission of data, including, receiving, from a first computing device associated with a first user, identifying information associated with a second user; transmitting, based on the identifying information, a request for data; receiving the data from a second computing device associated with the second user; dynamically generating a textual statement, at least a portion of the textual statement based on at least a first portion of the data; receiving, via a first communication channel, a first communication that includes a media recording reciting the dynamically generated textual statement; receiving, via a second communication channel, a second communication indicating a second portion of the data; verifying, based on the first communication and the second communication, an authenticity of the second user; and transmitting the data to the first computing device in response to the verification.

Abstract: Automated systems and methods are provided for use in processing explant material. One example system includes a first station configured to sterilize explant material with sterilization media, a second station configured to receive the explant material from the first station and rinse the explant material, and a third station configured to receive the explant material from the second station and hydrate the explant material with rehydration media. The system also includes a support structure, wherein the first station, the second station, and the third station are positioned on the support structure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cooling plate for thermal management of a system such as an electronic. A unitary, single-material cooling plate can be formed from three stacked flat aluminum sheets, including a top sheet, a bottom sheet, and a middle sheet. An open channel is formed in the middle sheet by laser cutting, and enclosed by the top and bottom sheets. The top and bottom sheets are secured to the middle sheet through continuous laser welds applied around the circumference of the open channel and laser welding applied around the outer perimeter of the cooling plate. Flow modifiers or sensor assemblies may be encapsulated within the middle sheet open channel. The open channel may, in some embodiments, constitute a single open coolant chamber, with islands of material positioned therein and welded to the top and bottom sheets. Methods for manufacture of such cooling plates are also disclosed.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a non-dairy creamer composition for use in a beverage, wherein the composition comprises: (a) from 1 to 6 wt. % of one or more naturally-occurring amino acids; (b) from 0.5 to 4 wt. % sodium caseinate; wherein the wt. % is based on the total dry weight of the composition, wherein the composition is free from aspartic acid and glutamic acid.

Abstract: A method for IP [=Internet Protocol] communication between a mobile terminal and its correspondent node in a mobile radio network. The method comprises establishing an IP connection between the mobile terminal and its correspondent node. After detecting a period of inactivity in the IP connection, keep-alive messages are sent via the IP connection at predetermined intervals, which are varied. The method comprises monitoring the lengths of several periods of inactivity at which the mobile radio network disconnects the IP connection.