Abstract: A primary side wireless power transmitter inductively couplable to a secondary side wireless power receiver for supplying power to the wireless power receiver for receiving communications from the secondary side wireless power receiver through the inductive coupling comprises a primary side tank circuit receiving a signal on from the secondary side wireless power receiver. A phase delay or time delay circuit generates a fixed delay clock signal. A sample and hold circuit samples a tank circuit voltage utilizing the fixed phase or time delayed clock signal. A comparator is coupled to an output of the sample and hold circuit for extracting data or commands from the signal stream. A method of operating a primary side wireless transmitter inductively coupled to a secondary side wireless power receiver for supplying power to the wireless power receiver to power a load coupled to the receiver is also disclosed.

Abstract: Microcin MccPDI and bacteria harboring the mcpM gene which encodes MccPDI, limit growth of and/or kill pathogenic bacteria such as pathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli) and/or Shigella bacteria via proximity-dependent inhibition (PDI).

Abstract: The embodiments of the present invention relate to an endoscopic system and accessories. In particular, the various embodiments relate to endoscopic systems in which an accessory comprises a multi-lumen device that is capable of quantitatively delivering at least a catheter, a balloon, and a needle to a site. The accessory is configured to allow for individual, independent control of its components. For example, in some embodiments, the needle and guidewire can be independently controlled. In addition, the needle may be retracted back into an inner lumen of the catheter body.

Abstract: A primary side wireless power transmitter inductively couplable to a secondary side wireless power receiver for receiving communications from the secondary side wireless power receiver through the inductive coupling having a primary side tank circuit receiving a signal from the secondary side wireless power receiver. A phase delay or time delay circuit generates a fixed delay clock signal from a signal utilized to excite the primary side tank circuit. A sample and hold circuit samples a tank circuit voltage utilizing the fixed phase or time delayed clock signal. A comparator is coupled to an output of the sample and hold circuit for extracting data or commands from the signal stream. A method of operating a primary side wireless transmitter inductively coupled to a secondary side wireless power receiver for supplying power to the wireless power receiver to power a load coupled to the receiver is also disclosed.

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck includes a dielectric disk having a support surface to support a substrate and an opposing second surface, wherein at least one chucking electrode is disposed within the dielectric disk; a radio frequency (RF) bias plate disposed below the dielectric disk; a plurality of lamps disposed below the RF bias plate to heat the dielectric disk; a metallic plate disposed below the lamps to absorb heat generated by the lamps; a shaft coupled to the second surface of the dielectric disk at a first end of the shaft to support the dielectric disk in a spaced apart relation to the RF bias plate and extending away from the dielectric disk and through the RF bias plate and the metallic plate; and a rotation assembly coupled to the shaft to rotate the shaft and the dielectric disk with respect to the RF bias plate, lamps, and metallic plate.

Abstract: A recombinant microbial host cell is provided capable of producing astaxanthin from ?-carotene without a measurable concomitant accumulation of ketolated or hydroxylated intermediates such as adonixanthin, zeaxanthin, adonirubin, echinenone, 3-hydroxyechinenone, 3?-hydroxyechinenone, canthaxanthin, and ?-cryptoxanthin. Specifically, a ?-carotene producing microbial host cell was engineered to express two heterologous genes, a ?-carotene ketolase from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii in combination with a carotenoid hydroxylase from Brevundimonas vesicularis or Arabidopsis thaliana.

Abstract: The present invention provides a novel process and novel intermediates useful in the synthesis of pharmaceutically active compounds, especially renin inhibitors, such as Aliskiren, or a salt thereof, preferably Aliskiren hemifumarate.

Abstract: Technologies are generally described for Quality of Experience (QoE) computation in a wireless content transmission environment. Portions of audio and/or video content transmitted to user devices may be selected by a service provider/content provider/user device and transmitted back from the user device for real-time QoE computation. Transmission quality may be adjusted based on the real-time QoE computations. Alternatively, selected portions of the content may be stored for subsequent computation and improvement. Selected portions of the data may be frames marked as such and reference frames may be selected based on the marked frames.

Abstract: Methods to form metal gate transistor devices are disclosed. Erbium silicide layers can be used in CMOS transistors in which the work function of the erbium silicide layers can be tuned for use in PMOS and NMOS devices. A nanolaminate sputtering approach can be used in which silicon and erbium layers are alternatingly deposited to determine optimum layer properties, composition profiles, and erbium to silicon ratios for a particular gate stack.

Abstract: A refresh of a DRAM having at least a fast and a slow refresh rate includes encoding a pointer on a row or rows with refresh information, reading the refresh information, and incrementing a fast refresh address counter with the refresh information. The refresh may be performed by encoding one or more cells on a row that may require a fast refresh, one or more cells on a group of rows that may require a fast refresh, or one or more cells on a row that may not require a fast refresh.

Abstract: Compositions comprise first antioxidants and first additives, such as, a surface additives, performance enhancing additives and lubricant protective additives and optionally second additives and/or second antioxidants. The compositions are useful to improve lubricants, lubricant oils and other lubricant materials. The compositions and methods generally provide longer shelf lives, increased oxidative resistance, improved quality and/or enhanced performance to lubricants or lubricant oils.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a food contact article. The food contact article includes a polymeric composition composed of a neat olefin block copolymer. The food contact article exhibits a total color change value, ?E, of less than 20. The polymeric composition provides an article that is suitable for food contact application, the article having softness and stain resistance.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and computer program products for identifying one or more utterances that are likely to carry the intent of a speaker are provided herein. A method includes providing a transcript of utterances to a word weight scoring module to perform inverse document frequency based scoring on each word in the transcript, thereby generating a weight for each word; calculating a weight for each utterance in the transcript to generate weighted utterances by summing the weights or each constituent word in each utterance; comparing at least one weighted utterance to pre-existing to example utterances carrying the intent of a speaker to determine a relevancy score for the at least one weighted utterance; and generating a ranked order of the at least one weighted utterance from highest to lowest intent relevancy score, wherein the highest intent relevancy score corresponds to the utterance which is most likely to carry intent of the speaker.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention relate to configuring a virtualization controller in SAN data storage system without disrupting I/O operations. One aspect of the invention concerns a method that comprises establishing a first data path between a host and a storage controller in the same communication zone wherein the storage controller comprises storage devices for storing data; adding a virtualization controller to the zone wherein the virtualization controller maps the storage devices to virtual volumes and establishes a second data path between the host and the storage devices through the virtual volumes; removing the first data path in response to the host detecting the second data path; and performing I/O operations between the host and the storage devices through the second data path.

Abstract: A new and distinct Zamioculcas cultivar named ‘HANSOTI13’ is disclosed, characterized by unique compact growth, an urn shaped plant shape and glossy, dark green leaves. The new variety is a Zamioculcas, typically produced as an indoor ornamental plant.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure pertain to a system and method for providing a flash memory cache input/output throttling mechanism based upon temperature parameters for promoting improved flash life. The mechanism restricts flash memory cache caching of inputs/outputs associated with Least Recently Used data and Most Recently Used data when a temperature of the flash memory is at or above a threshold temperature.

Abstract: A multi-threaded binary translation system performs atomic operations by a thread, such operations include processing a load linked instruction and a store conditional instruction. The store conditional instruction updates data stored in a shared memory address only when at least three conditions are satisfied. The conditions are: a copy of a load linked shared memory address of the load linked instruction is the same as the store conditional shared memory address, a reservation flag indicates that the thread has a valid reservation, and the copy of data stored by the load linked instruction is the same as data stored in the store conditional shared memory address.

Abstract: A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for compressing encrypted data, wherein the data is encrypted by using a block encryption algorithm in a chained mode of operation, and the encrypted data is comprised of a set of N encrypted blocks, C1 . . . CN. In one embodiment, the method comprises leaving block CN uncompressed, and compressing all of the blocks C1 . . . CN in a defined sequence using a Slepian-Wolf code. In an embodiment, the data is encrypted using an encryption key K, and the compressing includes compressing all of the blocks C1 . . . CN without using the encryption key. In one embodiment, the compressing includes outputting the blocks C1 . . . CN as a set of compressed blocks CmprC1 . . . CmprCN-1, and the method further comprises decrypting CN to generate a reconstructed block {tilde over (X)}n, and decrypting and decompressing the set of compressed blocks using {tilde over (X)}n.

Abstract: A computer reduces data fragmentation on a thin provisioned storage system. The computer receives a storage request. The computer determines a virtual storage size based at least in part on the received storage request. The computer creates an assigned virtual list that includes a list of reserved physical storage locations associated with the storage request. The computer further receives a WRITE command, and responsive to the WRITE command, allocates storage based at least in part on the created assigned virtual list.

Abstract: A Very Long Instruction Word (VLIW) digital signal processor particularly adapted for single instruction multiple data (SIMD) operation on various operand widths and data sizes. A vector compare instruction compares first and second operands and stores compare bits. A companion vector conditional instruction performs conditional operations based upon the state of a corresponding predicate data register bit. A predicate unit performs data processing operations on data in at least one predicate data register including unary operations and binary operations. The predicate unit may also transfer data between a general data register file and the predicate data register file.