Abstract: The present disclosure concerns a user-operable beverage dispenser having a beverage dispensing mechanism that enables dispensing of beverage by a hands-free or hands-contactless operation. A vessel-supporting shelf is pivotably articulated to the housing and is displaceable about a pivot axis between an open state in which the shelf is parallel to a base of the housing and configured to support a removable vessel thereon below a dispensing outlet, and a closed state in which the shelf is substantially parallel to a sidewall portion of the housing, a beverage dispensing actuation element located on a sidewall portion of the housing; and when in the closed state of the shelf, a section of the shelf is aligned and in contact with the beverage dispensing actuation element, and when in the open state of the shelf, the beverage dispensing actuation element is user-accessible by the vessel directly.

Abstract: An imaging lens structure and method of imaging are presented. The imaging lens structure comprising a lens region defining an effective aperture of the lens structure. The lens region comprises an arrangement of lens zones distributed within the lens region and comprising zones of at least two different optical functions differently affecting light passing therethrough. The zones of at least two different optical functions are arranged in an interlaced fashion along said lens region corresponding to a surface relief of the lens region such that adjacent lens zones of different optical functions are spaced apart from one another along an optical axis of the lens structure a distance larger than a coherence length of light at least one spectral range for which said lens structure is designed.

Abstract: A hybrid energy system is configured to carry a power load for a generator configured to output a first AC signal. The hybrid energy system includes a battery bank, a DC/DC converter, an AC/DC converter, and a DC/AC converter. The battery bank includes a plurality of batteries and outputs a first DC signal. The DC/DC converter, operating in a first mode, receives and converts the first DC signal into a second DC signal, which is output to a DC bus. The AC/DC converter receives and converts the first AC signal into a third DC signal. The second DC signal and the third DC signal are tied together on the DC bus. The DC/AC converter receives and converts the second DC signal from the DC bus into a plurality of second AC signals, which are output to an AC outlet interface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of agriculture, more particularly to tomato plants harboring dominant resistance to the recently characterized Tobamovirus—Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus. Tobamoviruses are a genus of plant viruses which pose a significant threat to vegetable and ornamental crops around the world. The impact of these viruses on crops can be economically devastating and result in considerable yield losses. The present invention discloses a tomato plant harboring a partially dominant resistance gene/genes to tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV).

Abstract: The disclosure relates to an optical system for eye tracking, including: a light source; arranged to emit light; a light detector for detecting light and indicating positional information of the detected light thereby; a Holographic Optical Element (HOE) arrangement, configured to direct light from the light source towards an eye, to receive at least one glint of the light from the eye and to direct light from the received at least one glint to be in focus at the light detector, the HOE arrangement being configured with a large enough numerical aperture so that ambient or stray light directed by the HOE arrangement is out of focus at the light detector. The optical system may form part of an Augmented Reality (AR) or Virtual Reality (VR) system.

Abstract: The disclosure pertains to an excitation source system configured to transmit a first signal to a first device, for example a reader device, and a second signal to a second device, for example a backscatter device containing data to be collected by the reader device. The second signal is configured to excite the second device to generate a backscatter signal receivable by the first device. The source excitation system is configured to receive a feedback signal from the first device. The feedback signal may enable the excitation source system to determine feedback information based on reception of the first excitation signal and the backscatter signal at the first device. The excitation source system may further be configured to determine one or more adjustment parameters, based on the feedback information, for an adjusted first signal.

Abstract: The disclosure herein relates to systems, methods, and devices for medical image analysis, diagnosis, risk stratification, decision making and/or disease tracking. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are configured to analyze non-invasive medical images of a subject to automatically and/or dynamically identify one or more features, such as plaque and vessels, and/or derive one or more quantified plaque parameters, such as radiodensity, radiodensity composition, volume, radiodensity heterogeneity, geometry, location, and/or the like. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are further configured to generate one or more assessments of plaque-based diseases from raw medical images using one or more of the identified features and/or quantified parameters.

Abstract: A display system for overlaying an image in a field of view of a view-through optic. The display system includes a relay optic having a prism and a beam combiner. The display system also includes a mounting system that includes a display holder that is adjustable in three degrees of freedom.

Abstract: An electronic case for electronic spectacles may include a base comprising a cavity formed therein. A first spectacle retention device may be located within the cavity. The first spectacle retention device may be configured to retain spectacles. An electrical control system may be included. An electrical connector may be configured to couple the electrical control system in electronic communication with the spectacles.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides example network devices and communication methods. One example method includes transmitting, by a first network device, according to a network protocol, a packet to a second network device. The packet includes loopback request information in a header of a layer of a network model. A loopback reply packet is received. The loopback reply packet includes, in a payload, at least a portion of the packet including at least one header of the packet. The loopback request information requests the second network device to transmit the loopback reply packet to the first network device.

Abstract: A technique is directed to sharing a page of memory among a first processing node and a second processing node. The technique includes provisioning the first processing node with a first queue and the second processing node with a second queue. The technique further includes configuring the first processing node to enqueue, within the first queue, local lock requests to assign lock ownership of the page to the first processing node and peer lock requests to assign lock ownership of the page to the second processing node. The technique further includes configuring the second processing node to enqueue, within the second queue, the peer lock requests to provide lock ownership coordination of the page among the first processing node and the second processing node.

Abstract: The disclosure herein relates to systems, methods, and devices for medical image analysis, diagnosis, risk stratification, decision making and/or disease tracking. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are configured to analyze non-invasive medical images of a subject to automatically and/or dynamically identify one or more features, such as plaque and vessels, and/or derive one or more quantified plaque parameters, such as radiodensity, radiodensity composition, volume, radiodensity heterogeneity, geometry, location, and/or the like. In some embodiments, the systems, devices, and methods described herein are further configured to generate one or more assessments of plaque-based diseases from raw medical images using one or more of the identified features and/or quantified parameters.

Abstract: An accessory mounting platform for a tool, the accessory mounting platform including: a body configured to be removably coupled to the tool; a first rail coupled to the body, the first rail including a rail head configured to slidably receive an accessory and couple the accessory to the tool; and a locking component configured to selectively retain the accessory on the first rail, wherein the locking component automatically moves from a locked state to an unlocked state when the accessory is slid along the first rail over the locking component in a first direction, and wherein the locking component automatically moves to the locked state once the accessory reaches a locked position on the first rail.

Abstract: A magnetic locking system and methods for restricting movement of an electric aircraft motor is provided. A locking system may include a magnetic lock, which includes a first magnetic component and a second magnetic component. First and second magnetic components may be configured to attract each other and thus lock rotor in a certain position. The first or second magnetic component may include an electromagnet so that magnetic lock may be engaged or disengaged based on one or more parameters, such as a detection by a sensor or a signal generated by a controller.

Abstract: The embodiments are directed to an inferential sensing system, methods and computer program product of an estimator for estimating parameters of complex nonlinear time-varying systems from scarce system output measurements. The estimator comprises a two-step process to accurately estimate the time-varying parameters of the time-varying system based on the input and output sample of the time-varying system. First, multiple filters in the high frequency processing loop, operating independently and concurrently process the input and output samples of the time-varying system to generate a hypersurface comprising time series objects. Each filter is restricted to adapt only a subset of the modeled time-varying parameters. The hypersurface comprising the time series objects is aggregated over several iterations of the high frequency processing loop. Second, the hypersurface is passed through a neural network in the low frequency processing loop to infer estimates of the time-varying system parameters.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis coupled to a wheel, a body assembly coupled to the chassis and defining a refuse compartment, a lift assembly, a user interface including a display, and a vehicle control system having a sensor and a controller in communication with the lift assembly, the user interface, and the sensor. The controller including a processor and at least one memory and is configured to receive sensor data from the sensor, determine, based on the sensor data, that the lift assembly is in a collection mode, and update the user interface to display a collection view on the display.

Abstract: A computer system for rendering a graphical user interface for visualising runs of a driving scenario in which an ego agent navigates a road layout, comprising an input configured to receive a map of the road layout and run data comprising a sequence of timestamped ego agent states and a time-varying numerical score quantifying the performance of the ego agent with respect a set of run evaluation rules; and a rendering component configured to cause a graphical user interface to display, for each rule: a plot of the time-varying numerical score, and a marker denoting a selected time index of the plot, the marker movable along the time axis to change the selected time index; and a scenario visualization comprising a visualization of the run at the selected time index, whereby moving the marker along the time axis causes the scenario visualisation to update as the time index is changed.

Abstract: A skimmer box for a pool having a body portion and a conduit portion extending from the body portion. The conduit portion is receivable by an aperture of the pool to fluidly connect an inside of the pool with a cavity inside the body portion. The conduit portion has connectors to operatively connect with a corresponding connector in the pool, preferably via a mounting component embedded in the pool wall, to mount the skimmer box thereto.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for assessing autonomous vehicle performance comprising receiving, at an input, performance data of at least one autonomous driving run, the performance data comprising at least one time series of perception errors and at least one time series of driving performance results; and generating, at a rendering component, rendering data for rendering a graphical user interface, the graphical user interface for visualizing the performance data and comprising: a perception error timeline, and a driving assessment timeline, wherein the timelines are aligned in time, and divided into multiple time steps of the at least one driving run, wherein, for each time step: the perception timeline comprises a visual indication of whether a perception error occurred at that time step, and the driving assessment timeline comprises a visual indication of driving performance at that time step.

Abstract: A sterilization, disinfection, sanitization, or decontamination system having a chamber defining a region, and a generator for creating a free radical effluent with reactive oxygen, nitrogen, and other species and/or a vaporizer. A closed loop circulating system without a free-radical destroyer is provided for supplying the mixture of free radicals from the generator mixed with the hydrogen peroxide solution in the form of the effluent to the chamber. The system is used in sterilizing, disinfecting, sanitizing, or decontaminating items in the chamber or room and, with a wound chamber, in treating wounds on a body. The wound chamber may be designed to maintain separation from wounds being treated. Various embodiments can control moisture to reduce or avoid unwanted condensation. Some embodiments can be incorporated into an appliance having a closed space, such as a washing machine. Some embodiments may include a residual coating device that deposits a bactericidal coating on sterilized items.