Abstract: In connection with a data distribution architecture, client-side “deduplication” techniques may be utilized for data transfers occurring among various file system nodes. In some examples, these deduplication techniques involve fingerprinting file system elements that are being shared and transferred, and dividing each file into separate units referred to as “blocks” or “chunks.” These separate units may be used for independently rebuilding a file from local and remote collections, storage locations, or sources. The deduplication techniques may be applied to data transfers to prevent unnecessary data transfers, and to reduce the amount of bandwidth, processing power, and memory used to synchronize and transfer data among the file system nodes. The described deduplication concepts may also be applied for purposes of efficient file replication, data transfers, and file system events occurring within and among networks and file system nodes.

Abstract: An unmanned aerial vehicle may include a fuselage and an anchor structure coupled to the fuselage and including a wing retention structure and a power module retention structure. The unmanned aerial vehicle may also include a wing releasably coupled to the wing retention structure, thereby coupling the wing to the fuselage, and a power module releasably coupled to the power module retention structure, thereby coupling the power module to the fuselage.

Abstract: A strap that may be used to secure equipment (e.g., a bag) to the parachute harness of a parachutist. The strap may provide adjustability of an effective strap length to assist in positioning the suspended equipment relative to the parachutist. The strap may include quick-release features that allow the suspended equipment to be quickly and easily disengaged (e.g., once the parachutist has landed). In turn, a transition to ground operations in which the equipment is in use may occur quickly and without heavy rigging or additional containers for stowing the equipment during the jump. In turn, the strap may be carried with the parachutist during ground operations without significant additional weight.

Abstract: A multi-use garbage truck has an ability to not only to front load containers of garbage into a hopper in a refuse collection body, but also an ability to swap out the forks, if not arm connection assemblies, or even entire frame arms, to be replaced with one of a plurality of attachments which connect to at least one, if not both frame arms with attachments for various uses such as snow plow, leaf blower, street sweeper, bucket, grapple, etc. Furthermore, an ability to independently operate the left frame arm relative to the right frame arm can now be provided so that the left frame arm can utilize and perform one function and the right frame arm provide another or at least be independently operable from one another.

Abstract: A mobile shelving system comprising a plurality of shelving bay rows including at least one driven shelving bay mounted on a track and a LiDAR scanning arrangement scanning the outside of the shelving system to detect any object reflecting the light, determining where that break has occurred and acting on the shelving system to move it at that point to open up an aisle.

Abstract: A small form factor metered dose inhaler is disclosed. The inhaler includes a casing having a longitudinal axis and a transverse axis. The casing has a mouthpiece opening at one end along the longitudinal axis. The casing is configured to house a medicament canister along the longitudinal axis. The medicament canister contains a plurality of doses of a pulmonary medicament and a metered dose valve configured to release a metered dose of the pulmonary medicament through the mouthpiece opening along the longitudinal axis. A mechanical linkage translates an applied input force to the mechanical linkage into an output force along the longitudinal axis configured to actuate the metered dose valve and release the metered dose of the pulmonary medicament in a direction along the longitudinal axis. The aerosolized medicament exits the casing in a fluid flow which is symmetric in a vertical plane along the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A strap that may be used to secure equipment (e.g., a bag) to the parachute harness of a parachutist. The strap may provide adjustability of an effective strap length to assist in positioning the suspended equipment relative to the parachutist. The strap may include quick-release features that allow the suspended equipment to be quickly and easily disengaged (e.g., once the parachutist has landed). In turn, a transition to ground operations in which the equipment is in use may occur quickly and without heavy rigging or additional containers for stowing the equipment during the jump. In turn, the strap may be carried with the parachutist during ground operations without significant additional weight.

Abstract: A multi-use garbage truck has an ability to not only to front load containers of garbage into a hopper in a refuse collection body, but also an ability to swap out the forks, if not arm connection assemblies, or even entire frame arms, to be replaced with one of a plurality of attachments which connect to at least one, if not both frame arms with attachments for various uses such as snow plow, leaf blower, street sweeper, bucket, grapple, etc. Furthermore, an ability to independently operate the left frame arm relative to the right frame arm can now be provided so that the left frame arm can utilize and perform one function and the right frame arm provide another or at least be independently operable from one another.

Abstract: A multi-use garbage truck has an ability to not only to front load containers of garbage into a hopper in a refuse collection body, but also an ability to swap out the forks, if not arm connection assemblies, or even entire frame arms, to be replaced with one of a plurality of attachments which connect to at least one, if not both frame arms with attachments for various uses such as snow plow, leaf blower, street sweeper, bucket, grapple, etc. Furthermore, an ability to independently operate the left frame arm relative to the right frame arm can now be provided so that the left frame arm can utilize and perform one function and the right frame arm provide another or at least be independently operable from one another.

Abstract: A system may include a delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter and a digital compression circuit. The delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter may include a loop filter having a loop filter input configured to receive an input signal and generate an intermediate signal responsive to the input signal, a multi-bit quantizer configured to quantize the intermediate signal into an uncompressed digital output signal, and a feedback digital-to-analog converter having a feedback output configured to generate a feedback output signal responsive to the uncompressed digital output signal in order to combine the input signal and the feedback output signal at the loop filter input. The digital compression circuit may be configured to receive the uncompressed digital output signal and compress the uncompressed digital output signal into a compressed digital output signal having fewer quantization levels than that of the uncompressed digital output signal.

Abstract: A multi-use garbage truck has an ability to not only to front load containers of garbage into a hopper in a refuse collection body, but also an ability to swap out the forks, if not arm connection assemblies, or even entire frame arms, to be replaced with one of a plurality of attachments which connect to at least one, if not both frame arms with attachments for various uses such as snow plow, leaf blower, street sweeper, bucket, grapple, etc. Furthermore, an ability to independently operate the left frame arm relative to the right frame arm can now be provided so that the left frame arm can utilize and perform one function and the right frame arm provide another or at least be independently operable from one another.

Abstract: A multi-use garbage truck has an ability to not only to front load containers of garbage into a hopper in a refuse collection body, but also an ability to swap out the forks, if not arm connection assemblies, or even entire frame arms, to be replaced with one of a plurality of attachments which connect to at least one, if not both frame arms with attachments for various uses such as snow plow, leaf blower, street sweeper, bucket, grapple, etc. Furthermore, an ability to independently operate the left frame arm relative to the right frame arm can now be provided so that the left frame arm can utilize and perform one function and the right frame arm provide another or at least be independently operable from one another.

Abstract: A multi-use garbage truck has an ability to not only to front load containers of garbage into a hopper in a refuse collection body, but also an ability to swap out the forks, if not arm connection assemblies, or even entire frame arms, to be replaced with one of a plurality of attachments which connect to at least one, if not both frame arms with attachments for various uses such as snow plow, leaf blower, street sweeper, bucket, grapple, etc. Furthermore, an ability to independently operate the left frame arm relative to the right frame aim can now be provided so that the left frame arm can utilize and perform one function and the right frame arm provide another or at least be independently operable from one another.

Abstract: A system may include control circuitry for detecting a plosive event associated with a microphone transducer and in response to the plosive event, causing restoration of acoustic sense operation of the microphone transducer and a processing circuit associated with the microphone transducer. A system for configuring a filter having at least two frequency response configurations to achieve an effective frequency response configuration intermediate to the at least two frequency response configurations may include control circuitry for rapidly switching between the at least two frequency response configurations such that a weighted average frequency response of the filter corresponds to the effective frequency response configuration.

Abstract: A tubeless tire on a rim having a hollow core foam insert in the cavity of the tire and a loop of elastic material holding the foam insert in a relatively closed loop against the rim. The foam insert has a length that equals or almost equals the circumference of the rim. The loop of elastic material passes through the hollow core of the foam insert and also has a length that equals the circumference of the rim.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a wireless child phone includes: a) a handheld phone unit with a touch screen type user interface; b) the wireless phone being configured to make calls to only a preset set of callees, and wherein the child phone is adaptable to modify the preset set of callees by an administrator such as to present a modified user interface for a user based on the number of callees in the preset set of callees; c) the child phone being configured to display on the touch screen dialing keys comprising icons or regions for enabling a call to be automatically directed to a callee upon selecting a respective icon or region, wherein the child phone is configured such that upon pressing a respective icon or region, a call is automatically directed to a respective one of the preset set of callees.

Abstract: A sealing assembly for a hinged door is pivotable over a door threshold when the door is opened or closed. The sealing assembly includes an actuator responsive to closing of the door, the actuator having at least one connector rod extending along a channel and being movable longitudinally within the channel in response to the door closing. The rod is connected to a first end of at least one pivotable arm having rigid sections separated by flexible joints, with a second end of the arm being connected to a sealing member. The arm is flexible such that as the connector rod moves along the channel, part of the arm flexes vertically thereby imparting and maintaining vertical pressure on the sealing member.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for accessing information content in a database environment using metadata. The method may include receiving search criteria for searching a plurality of database connections. Each of the plurality of database connections may be associated with analytics metadata. At least one of the plurality of database connections may be identified. The analytics metadata associated with the at least one of the plurality of database connections may meet the search criteria. The identified at least one of the plurality of database connections may be rated. The search criteria may include a keyword, and each of the plurality of database connections may include a database, a database query, or a data cube. The analytics metadata may include metadata associated with the database, the database query, the data cube, or an analytics report accessible using at least one of the plurality of database connections.

Abstract: A system may include a delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter and a digital compression circuit. The delta-sigma analog-to-digital converter may include a loop filter having a loop filter input configured to receive an input signal and generate an intermediate signal responsive to the input signal, a multi-bit quantizer configured to quantize the intermediate signal into an uncompressed digital output signal, and a feedback digital-to-analog converter having a feedback output configured to generate a feedback output signal responsive to the uncompressed digital output signal in order to combine the input signal and the feedback output signal at the loop filter input. The digital compression circuit may be configured to receive the uncompressed digital output signal and compress the uncompressed digital output signal into a compressed digital output signal having fewer quantization levels than that of the uncompressed digital output signal.

Abstract: A system may include control circuitry for detecting a plosive event associated with a microphone transducer and in response to the plosive event, causing restoration of acoustic sense operation of the microphone transducer and a processing circuit associated with the microphone transducer. A system for configuring a filter having at least two frequency response configurations to achieve an effective frequency response configuration intermediate to the at least two frequency response configurations may include control circuitry for rapidly switching between the at least two frequency response configurations such that a weighted average frequency response of the filter corresponds to the effective frequency response configuration.