Abstract: An optical path monitoring process, including the following steps executed by a first node of an optical network: (i) generating photons that are at least partially indistinguishable in frequency, polarization, spatial mode and temporal profile; (ii) transmitting a first photon of the generated photons to a remote node of the optical network over an optical path; (iii) receiving the first photon from the remote node over an optical path; and (iv) interfering the received first photon with a second photon of the generated photons to generate a quantum interference visibility output; and (v) assessing physical integrity of the optical path(s) on the basis of the quantum interference visibility output.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are small molecule inhibitors of platelet function, and methods of using the small molecules to treat diseases, such as platelet hemostasis and thrombosis. In particular, disclosed herein are compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: wherein the substituents are as described.

Abstract: A state of charge (SOC) estimation system for a battery system of an electrified vehicle is configured to detect a change in a measured open-circuit voltage (OCV) of the battery system, wherein the detected change in the measured OCV of the battery system is indicative of a wake-up of a battery pack control module (BPCM), and in response to the detected change in the measured OCV of the battery system, initialize a Kalman filter of the BPCM, wherein the Kalman filter is configured to estimate an SOC of the battery system, and wherein the initialization of the Kalman filter based on the detected change in the measured OCV of the battery system improves an accuracy of the battery system SOC estimation by avoiding improper Kalman filter initialization.

Abstract: A terminated hollow-core optical fiber includes an outer capillary having an end-face, a hollow-core optical fiber having a fiber-end located inside the outer capillary a non-zero distance away from the end-face of the outer capillary, a fiber jacket disposed on a surface of the hollow-core optical fiber, and an inner capillary disposed between the fiber jacket and an inner surface of the outer capillary. The inner capillary holds the hollow-core optical fiber via the fiber jacket such that the fiber-end protrudes from the inner capillary and is suspended inside the outer capillary. The terminated hollow-core optical fiber further includes an endcap adjacent the end-face of the outer capillary. This configuration positions the sensitive and potentially fragile fiber-end close to the endcap in a protected environment, while avoiding direct contact between the fiber-end and other mechanical structures, and can be realized without fusing anything to the light-transmitting surfaces of the endcap.

Abstract: An ocular implant (10) for conveying intraocular fluid away from a site of excess intraocular fluid within a patient, the implant (10) including: a body (12) including one or more drainage channels (20) each having an outlet (24) fluidly communicable with drainage site located away from the site of excess intraocular fluid; and an elongated tubular member (30) fluidly communicable with the body (12), the member (30) having a first end portion (32) providing an inlet (38), a second end portion (34) providing an end (40), and a lumen extending between the inlet (38) and the end (40), wherein the inlet (38) is fluidly communicable with the site of excess intraocular fluid so that the intraocular fluid is able to flow past the inlet (38) and through the lumen towards the end (40), and wherein the second end portion (34) includes one or more openings (42) each fluidly communicable with a respective one of the one or more drainage channels (20) to permit the intraocular fluid to flow from the second end portion (34

Abstract: A state of charge (SOC) estimation method for a battery system of an electrified vehicle includes providing a first SOC estimator comprising a first Kalman filter and configured to estimate a first SOC of a first string of battery cells of the battery system having a first current flowing therethrough and providing a second SOC estimator comprising a second Kalman filter and configured to estimate a second SOC of a second string of battery cells of the battery system having a second current flowing therethrough, determining, in parallel, the first and second estimated SOCs using the first and second SOC estimators, respectively, determining a final SOC for the battery system based on the first and second estimated SOCs, and generating an output based on the determined final SOC for the electrified vehicle.

Abstract: A modular fork assembly for a pallet truck includes a discrete elongate body, a discrete load wheel module, and a discrete fork tip that may be detachably connected by the same or different types of interlocking mechanisms that are adapted to inhibit sheer forces. The load wheel module includes a frame and a load wheel assembly that includes a load wheel that is operatively connected to the frame.

Abstract: This invention is in the field of medicinal chemistry. In particular, the invention relates to a new class of small-molecules having a heteroaryl substituted oxadiazole structure which function as non-hydroxamate histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) inhibitors, and their use as therapeutics for the treatment of metabolic disorders (e.g., obesity, Diabetes), neurological disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson disease, Huntington disease), cancer (e.g., multiple myeloma, biliary tract cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, chronic lymphocytic leukemia) and other conditions related to HDAC6 activity (e.g., Rett syndrome (RTT), inherited retinal disorders (IRDS), idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), and Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT)).

Abstract: A state of charge (SOC) estimation method for a battery system of a vehicle includes obtaining a plurality of measurement signals indicative of measured parameters of the battery system, determining whether one or more of the plurality of measurement signals is corrupt or invalid, when one or more of the plurality of measurement signals is corrupt or invalid, (i) temporarily pausing a Kalman filter configured to estimate a SOC of the battery system and (ii) storing and utilizing a previously-estimated SOC of the battery system by the Kalman filter as the estimated SOC of the battery system, and when the plurality of measurement signals are valid or no longer corrupt, resuming operation of the Kalman filter to estimate the SOC of the battery system based on the plurality of measurement signals.

Abstract: A state of charge (SOC) estimation system for a battery system of an electrified vehicle is configured to detect a change in a measured open-circuit voltage (OCV) of the battery system, wherein the detected change in the measured OCV of the battery system is indicative of a wake-up of a battery pack control module (BPCM), and in response to the detected change in the measured OCV of the battery system, initialize a Kalman filter of the BPCM, wherein the Kalman filter is configured to estimate an SOC of the battery system, and wherein the initialization of the Kalman filter based on the detected change in the measured OCV of the battery system improves an accuracy of the battery system SOC estimation by avoiding improper Kalman filter initialization.

Abstract: A valve assembly includes multiple valves operatively connected with a single valve actuator operable to control and restrict the corresponding positions of each of the multiple valves.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are small molecule inhibitors of platelet function, and methods of using the small molecules to treat diseases, such as platelet hemostasis and thrombosis. In particular, disclosed herein are compounds of Formula (I) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: wherein the substituents are as described.

Abstract: A method of controlling an idle speed of an engine of a vehicle, includes the steps of determining that the engine is decelerating to or is operating at a nominal idle speed, determining that a vehicle brake is applied, determining an actual or projected electrical load of at least part of a vehicle electrical system is beyond an electrical load threshold, and increasing the engine speed to or maintaining the speed of the engine at a speed greater than the nominal idle speed range as a function of the electrical load to increase the electrical output of a generator coupled to the engine. The method may include determining that the brake is ceasing to be applied and then decreasing the engine speed to or toward the nominal idle speed.

Abstract: A cleaning mechanism of a combine harvester, for cleaning threshed and separated crop material, including a grain pan for receiving threshed and separated crop material and transporting the crop material rearwardly; a chaffer installed proximate the grain pan for receiving material from the grain pan where the chaffer includes a plurality of longitudinal channels with non-planar surfaces giving each channel a curved or trapezoidal cross section and at least two of the chaffer channels have an asymmetric non-planar surface with a greater part of the surface area facing the side portions of the chaffer; and a fan that causes an air flow through the chaffer to lift up discardable parts from the crop material and transport the discardable parts out of the combine harvester.

Abstract: A method of controlling an idle speed of an engine of a vehicle, includes the steps of determining that the engine is decelerating to or is operating at a nominal idle speed, determining that a vehicle brake is applied, determining an actual or projected electrical load of at least part of a vehicle electrical system is beyond an electrical load threshold, and increasing the engine speed to or maintaining the speed of the engine at a speed greater than the nominal idle speed range as a function of the electrical load to increase the electrical output of a generator coupled to the engine. The method may include determining that the brake is ceasing to be applied and then decreasing the engine speed to or toward the nominal idle speed.

Abstract: The present disclosure is related to transmitting and receiving media channels, such as audio and video channels. These channels may be transmitted as packets from one or more transmitting devices to one or more receiving devices for playout. Certain embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and computer-readable media for determining latency of a data network for synchronised playout of received signals. Additionally, certain embodiments of the present disclosure include systems, methods, and computer-readable media for synchronising playout among devices connected to a data network.

Abstract: In certain aspects, the present disclosure is related to devices, methods, systems and/or computer-readable media for use in an isochronous media network in which media devices connected to a network employ one or more synchronization signal to regulate or facilitate the transmission of media signals through the network. In certain aspects, the present disclosure is also related to devices, methods, systems and/or computer-readable media for use in a larger unified, or substantially unified, isochronous network created from aggregating local isochronous media networks in which media devices connected to a network employ a one or more synchronisation signal distributed from a local master clock to regulate or facilitate the transmission of media signals.

Abstract: This invention concerns the transmitting and receiving of digital media packets, such as audio and video channels and lighting instructions. In particular, the invention concerns the transmitting and receiving of redundant media packet streams. Samples are extracted from a first and second media packet stream. The extracted samples are written to a buffer based on the output time of each sample. Extracted samples having the same output in time are written to the same location in the buffer. Both media packet streams are simply processed all the way to the bugger without any particular knowledge that one of the packet streams is actually redundant. This simplifies the management of the redundant packet streams, such as eliminating the need for a “fail-over” switch and the concept of an “active stream”, the location is the storage space allocated to store one sample.

Abstract: A terminated hollow-core optical fiber includes an outer capillary having an end-face, a hollow-core optical fiber having a fiber-end located inside the outer capillary a non-zero distance away from the end-face of the outer capillary, a fiber jacket disposed on a surface of the hollow-core optical fiber, and an inner capillary disposed between the fiber jacket and an inner surface of the outer capillary. The inner capillary holds the hollow-core optical fiber via the fiber jacket such that the fiber-end protrudes from the inner capillary and is suspended inside the outer capillary. The terminated hollow-core optical fiber further includes an endcap adjacent the end-face of the outer capillary. This configuration positions the sensitive and potentially fragile fiber-end close to the endcap in a protected environment, while avoiding direct contact between the fiber-end and other mechanical structures, and can be realized without fusing anything to the light-transmitting surfaces of the endcap.

Abstract: A wall block includes a generally rectangular body including a decorative side that has four edges and five other sides; and a spacer integrated to at least one of i) the decorative side and ii) one of the five other sides that is adjacent the decorative side; the spacer being distanced from at least two adjacent edges of the decorative side so as to create a gap between two adjacent wall blocks when they are abutted. A block wall is constructed using a plurality of such wall blocks.