Abstract: A swing arm for a stowable bimini frame associable with a tower structure of watercraft is provided including a body associated with the bimini frame. The body is rotatable relative to the tower structure between a first position and a second position. An engagement mechanism selectively engages the body to retain the body in at least one of the first position and the second position.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an article of footwear includes arranging a three-dimensional upper on a last and placing a plurality of elongated support structures on the three-dimensional upper arranged on the last using an automated placement assembly. The method further includes heating the plurality of elongated support structures to secure the plurality of elongated support structures to the upper.

Abstract: Methods of digital content generation according to an aspect of the invention include the steps of receiving a request for a second digital content piece to supplement a first digital content piece being streamed to a user digital data device; determining a source of the first digital content piece and a locale of the user digital data device; inferring a type of the first digital content piece from the source of the first digital content piece and from a time for delivery of the first digital content piece to the user digital data device; selecting a digital content piece from among a plurality of digital content pieces, each of which is associated with one or more locales; and, transmitting, as the second digital content piece, the selected digital content piece or a reference thereto for delivery to the user digital data device in connection with the first digital content piece.

Abstract: Voltage-to-current converters that include two current mirrors are disclosed. In an example voltage-to-current converter each current mirror is a complementary current mirror in that one of its input and output transistors is a P-type transistor and the other one is an N-type transistor. Such voltage-to-current converters may be implemented using bipolar technology, CMOS technology, or a combination of bipolar and CMOS technologies, and may be made sufficiently compact and accurate while operating at sufficiently low voltages and consuming limited power.

Abstract: An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole coupled to the upper, where the sole includes dispensed components having a non-hollow spiral geometry. The spiral dispensed components may be dispensed onto the upper and may extend vertically from the upper with layers of the spiral geometry stacked on top of each other. The spiral dispensed components are disposed adjacent to each other along lateral and longitudinal directions of the sole.

Abstract: Techniques, methods, and systems are provided for packaging high-voltage packages. On example system package includes circuitries comprising circuit elements; and a plurality of connection pins including low-voltage pins; input/output (IO) pins arranged in regions proximate edges of the system package; and high-voltage pins arranged in an inner region of the system package away from all edges of the system package.

Abstract: The invention is concerned with improvements in mobile communications, and especially with improvements in bonding communications simultaneously utilising multiple mobile networks. It may be embodied in a mobile device (12a, 12b, 12c). The mobile device (12) has a plurality of mobile network interface units (22a, 22b, 22c) each of which is configurable to connect to each of a group of mobile networks (16a, 16b, 16c). The mobile device (12) comprises at least one digital processing device implementing allocation logic which allocates each mobile network unit to one of the mobile networks (16a, 16b, 16c) and causes each mobile network interface unit (22a, 22b, 22c) to be configured to connect to the network (16a, 16b, 16c) to which it is allocated.

Abstract: The systems and methods described provide improved process control operating range and capabilities and integrate process control monitoring and management with broader process automation (PA) systems process management, extending the real-time operation and control of a process control system to process handling of a PA system, and extending PA-style process management by adding real-time process controls and monitoring, and adding new functionality by permitting management of these processes to externally defined completion goals. This combination provides new functionality in dynamically determined process flexibility, extended operating range and extended process recipe definition capabilities for process control systems using this technology, and provides improved error recovery and exception handling of traditional PA systems.

Abstract: Voltage-to-current converters that include two current mirrors are disclosed. In an example voltage-to-current converter each current mirror is a complementary current mirror in that one of its input and output transistors is a P-type transistor and the other one is an N-type transistor. Such voltage-to-current converters may be implemented using bipolar technology, CMOS technology, or a combination of bipolar and CMOS technologies, and may be made sufficiently compact and accurate while operating at sufficiently low voltages and consuming limited power.

Abstract: A multi-stage transimpedance amplifier (TIA) with an adjustable input linear range is disclosed. The TIA includes a first stage, configured to convert a single-ended current signal from an optical sensor of a receiver signal chain to a single-ended voltage signal, and a second stage, configured to convert the single-ended voltage signal provided by the first stage to a differential signal. In such a TIA, the input linear range may be adjusted using a clamp that is programmable with an output offset current to keep the second stage of the TIA from overloading and to maintain a linear transfer function without compression.

Abstract: An example analog signal multiplexer includes two differential input signal ports for receiving a first and a second differential input signals, IN1 and IN2. The multiplexer further includes a differential output signal port with two output terminals OUT+ and OUT?, for outputting a signal based on one or more of the input signals IN1 and IN2. Furthermore, the multiplexer includes a pair of load elements, and an additional differential output signal port that has two output terminals TERM+ and TERM?. The load elements are not coupled directly to the output terminals OUT+ and OUT?, but, rather, are coupled to the output terminals of the additional output signal port, TERM+ and TERM?, enabling a modular approach where multiple instances of the multiplexer may be combined on an “as-needed” basis to realize multiplexing between a larger number of differential inputs that a single multiplexer would allow.

Abstract: The systems and methods described provide improved process control operating range and capabilities and integrate process control monitoring and management with broader process automation (PA) systems process management, extending the real-time operation and control of a process control system to process handling of a PA system, and extending PA-style process management by adding real-time process controls and monitoring, and adding new functionality by permitting management of these processes to externally defined completion goals. This combination provides new functionality in dynamically determined process flexibility, extended operating range and extended process recipe definition capabilities for process control systems using this technology, and provides improved error recovery and exception handling of traditional PA systems.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an article of footwear includes arranging a three-dimensional upper on a last and placing a plurality of elongated support structures on the three-dimensional upper arranged on the last using an automated placement assembly. The method further includes heating the plurality of elongated support structures to secure the plurality of elongated support structures to the upper.

Abstract: Computer-implemented systems and methods are disclosed for automatically generating and displaying a chronology of events, where events may be represented by data objects in one or more databases. Events/data objects may be identified as relevant to an investigation or analysis based on specified criteria. A timeline may be generated based on the identified set of relevant events, and interactive user interfaces may be generated and displayed that present the events as a timeline and a list. Events may be selected from the timeline or the list, may be identified as key events in the chronology, and additional events related to a selected event may be determined and added to the chronology. Timelines may be compared to other data sets, including other timelines, other event lists, and other relevant data.

Abstract: The systems and methods described provide improved process control operating range and capabilities and integrate process control monitoring and management with broader process automation (PA) systems process management, extending the real-time operation and control of a process control system to process handling of a PA system, and extending PA-style process management by adding real-time process controls and monitoring, and adding new functionality by permitting management of these processes to externally defined completion goals. This combination provides new functionality in dynamically determined process flexibility, extended operating range and extended process recipe definition capabilities for process control systems using this technology, and provides improved error recovery and exception handling of traditional PA systems.

Abstract: Differential clamp circuits configured to recirculate the current in one clamp, either low-side clamp or high-side clamp, from one output of a differential signal to the other output of the differential signal are disclosed. Differential clamp circuits described herein may be particularly suitable for providing programmable clamps at differential outputs of an ADC driver and may be particularly beneficial to implement clamps that are symmetrical around an ADC's input common-mode voltage. Some differential clamp circuit described herein may advantageously present a smaller capacitive load at each output, thus reducing bandwidth degradation of the output stage. Furthermore, differential clamp circuits described herein may operate with only one control voltage, making it easier to limit the output excursions symmetrically around the default common-mode voltage.

Abstract: An example analog signal multiplexer includes two differential input signal ports for receiving a first and a second differential input signals, IN1 and IN2. The multiplexer further includes a differential output signal port with two output terminals OUT+ and OUT?, for outputting a signal based on one or more of the input signals IN1 and IN2. Furthermore, the multiplexer includes a pair of load elements, and an additional differential output signal port that has two output terminals TERM+ and TERM?. The load elements are not coupled directly to the output terminals OUT+ and OUT?, but, rather, are coupled to the output terminals of the additional output signal port, TERM+ and TERM?, enabling a modular approach where multiple instances of the multiplexer may be combined on an “as-needed” basis to realize multiplexing between a larger number of differential inputs that a single multiplexer would allow.

Abstract: A multi-stage transimpedance amplifier (TIA) with an adjustable input linear range is disclosed. The TIA includes a first stage, configured to convert a single-ended current signal from an optical sensor of a receiver signal chain to a single-ended voltage signal, and a second stage, configured to convert the single-ended voltage signal provided by the first stage to a differential signal. In such a TIA, the input linear range may be adjusted using a clamp that is programmable with an output offset current to keep the second stage of the TIA from overloading and to maintain a linear transfer function without compression.

Abstract: Differential clamp circuits configured to recirculate the current in one clamp, either low-side clamp or high-side clamp, from one output of a differential signal to the other output of the differential signal are disclosed. Differential clamp circuits described herein may be particularly suitable for providing programmable clamps at differential outputs of an ADC driver and may be particularly beneficial to implement clamps that are symmetrical around an ADC's input common-mode voltage. Some differential clamp circuit described herein may advantageously present a smaller capacitive load at each output, thus reducing bandwidth degradation of the output stage. Furthermore, differential clamp circuits described herein may operate with only one control voltage, making it easier to limit the output excursions symmetrically around the default common-mode voltage.

Abstract: Voltage-to-current converters that include two current mirrors are disclosed. In an example voltage-to-current converter each current mirror is a complementary current mirror in that one of its input and output transistors is a P-type transistor and the other one is an N-type transistor. Such voltage-to-current converters may be implemented using bipolar technology, CMOS technology, or a combination of bipolar and CMOS technologies, and may be made sufficiently compact and accurate while operating at sufficiently low voltages and consuming limited power.