Abstract: An apparatus for heating structure or areas adjacent such structure, such as a roof on a building for example, exposed to varying weather conditions and methods of making and use of the apparatus. The heating apparatus can include a heating element and heat supplying components. In one embodiment, the heating apparatus also includes a heatable cover panel and fasteners or other fastening components or materials for securing the heating element and cover panel to the structure. The heat supplying components may include one or more heater cable or heater cable sections penetrating one or more heater cable channels in the heating element. The apparatus may also utilize various insulating and other materials, including paint on exposed surfaces of the apparatus.

Abstract: A method of assembling a refrigerator appliance includes sliding, approximately in the transverse direction, an inner side of a side support along an inner wall of an inner liner, and aligning, in the transverse direction and the vertical direction, each of a plurality of hooks of the side support with a respective cutout of a plurality of cutouts of the inner liner and a plurality of locators of the side support with a plurality of locating slots of the inner liner.

Abstract: Coordinated Frequency Division Multiple Access (C-FDMA) may be provided. C-FDMA may include determining sub-channels of a channel for each of a plurality of Access Points (APs). The sub-channels may then be assigned to the plurality of APs. Transmit Opportunities (TxOps) may be scheduled for the plurality of APs on the sub-channels.

Abstract: A filter arrangement for securing to a filter head includes a housing having a surrounding wall defining an interior volume; an open mouth providing access to the interior volume, and an end opposite of the open mouth. Filter media is within the interior volume. A ring is secured to the wall adjacent to the mouth. An exterior of the ring has mounting threads to mount with the filter head when the filter arrangement is secured to the filter head. A first seal member is against the ring to create a seal with the filter head, when the filter arrangement is secured to the head. A seam is over an end portion of the ring to axially secure the ring to the housing. A groove is within the ring and facing outward holding a second seal member. A seal is formed between and against the seam and the second seal member.

Abstract: Provided are multispecific antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof comprising at least one first antigen-binding region capable of binding specifically to pyroglutamate amyloid-?, a second antigen-binding region capable of binding specifically to transferrin receptor (TfR), and a third antigen-binding region capable of binding specifically to paired helical filament (PHF)-tau. Also provided are methods of treating or detecting a neurological disorder and/or delivering a therapeutic or diagnostic agent across the blood-brain barrier. Also described are nucleic acids encoding the antibodies, vectors comprising the nucleic acids, recombinant host cells comprising the nucleic acids and/or vectors, and methods of producing the multispecific antibodies or antigen binding fragments thereof.

Abstract: A roof-mounted exhaust unit including an inlet portion configured to receive exhaust air; an outlet portion through which the exhaust air exits the roof-mounted exhaust unit; a plurality of exhaust fans positioned downstream from the inlet and upstream from the outlet; a plurality of gravity dampers respectively associated with the exhaust fans, the gravity dampers positioned downstream from the exhaust fans and being configured to open when the exhaust air impacts the gravity dampers at a threshold velocity; and at least one acoustic absorbing panel configured to absorb sound produced by the roof-mounted exhaust unit.

Abstract: An endoscope having an insertion tube with a distal optical module and a releasable handle. In a semi-robotic embodiment, the handle comprises haptic controllers and a computer configured for steering and/or adjusting physical properties of the insertion tube in response to one or more command inputs from the haptic controllers. The computer may also convert image data received from the optical module into two-dimensional images displayable on a monitor. The endoscope may have inertial measurement units (IMUs) for providing data to the computer for creating a digital three-dimensional image representation of an anatomy model and/or for facilitating handling properties of the endoscope.

Abstract: Support platforms for one or more solar panels and systems and methods for securing support platforms are provided. In one embodiment, a frame of a support platform includes a plurality of support legs, each leg including a shoe plate. One or more toggle anchors with rod and/or cable are provided that include an anchor portion and a toggle portion pivotally coupled to the anchor portion, and a rod and/or cable is coupled to the toggle portion. Each anchor is driven into the ground with a driving rod such that an exposed end of the rod and/or cable extends from the ground. The driving rod is removed, and the rod and/or cable is pulled to deploy the anchor, and which the anchor is pull tested and measured in real time soil conditions whereupon the 10 exposed end is coupled to the shoe plate of one of the support legs to apply a desired tensile force between the exposed end and the anchor to secure the support leg and, consequently, the support platform relative to the ground.

Abstract: A metal hybrid additive manufacturing apparatus includes a melted metal drop ejecting device and at least one other tool that are operated to form metal objects on a platform. An object heater is configured to direct heat toward the metal object being formed on the platform. The object heater can be a radiation heater, a convection heater, an infrared heater, an induction heater, and a focused energy source. The focused energy source can be integrated with the melted metal drop ejecting device.

Abstract: A grommet installation tool and methods using the installation tool for installing grommets. The grommet installation tool includes a hydraulic puller. An anvil is removably coupled to the hydraulic puller, the anvil including a proximal anvil end, a distal anvil end, and an anvil conduit that extends from the proximal anvil end to the distal anvil end, wherein the proximal anvil end is removably connected to the hydraulic puller. A mandrel is removably coupled to the anvil and the hydraulic puller, wherein the mandrel comprises a proximal mandrel end, and a threaded distal mandrel end. The mandrel passes through the anvil conduit and is removably connected to the hydraulic puller.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for forecasting a future value of one or more elements of a time-series of data includes obtaining a time-series of data, obtaining a library having a plurality of selected loss functions, obtaining at least one Business Specification Rule (BSR), each BSR including a Context, a Metric and a Priority, for each selected loss function, generating input-associated perturbated outputs based on the BSRs and the time-series of data by training a deep learning artificial intelligence (DLAI) model to learn a set of learned weights to be given to each of the selected loss functions, deriving a custom composite loss function based on the sets of learned weights for the plurality of selected loss functions in the LFL, and using the custom composite loss function to train a final DLAI model on the time-series of data. The final DLAI model may then be used to forecast future outcomes.

Abstract: A method and related system for training a machine learning model using a federated learning structure by selectively sharing condensed data between devices includes operations to obtain datasets from client devices comprising a first client device and a second client device and updating a datasets subset to comprise a first dataset. The method further includes updating the datasets subset to comprise a second dataset based on a result indicating that a feature space distance between the first dataset and the second dataset satisfies a set of criteria and sending, to a third client device, the datasets subset comprising the first dataset and the second dataset. The method further includes obtaining, from the third client device, a set of model parameters that is derived from training based on the datasets subset and updating a server version of a machine learning model based on the set of model parameters.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method, a computer system and a computer program product recognize relevant objects in images in real time. The method includes capturing an image of a surrounding environment using a device. The method also includes identifying an object and a shape of the object in the image of the surrounding environment using a computer vision algorithm. The method further includes determining that the object is a relevant object based on the shape of the object. Lastly, the method includes performing an operational action based on the relevant object.

Abstract: A device may include an enclosure assembly providing an interior that houses at least one battery array. A device may include a pressure relief valve that communicates a flow of vent byproducts from the interior of the enclosure assembly when the pressure relief valve is in an open position. A device may include a filtering system having at least one first filter that filters the flow and at least one second filter that filters the flow, the first filter having a first permeability, the second filter having a second permeability that is different than the first permeability.

Abstract: Systems, components, and methods for use in a commercial kitchen intelligence system. A network appliance and a plurality of kitchen components are coupled to a data communication network. The network appliance establishes a VPN connection with a portal remote to the commercial kitchen. The network appliance establishes communication with a point-of-sale (POS) system for receipt of POS data. The network appliance facilitates communication among the kitchen components on the data communications network independent of different protocols by which the kitchen components are configured to communicate.

Abstract: Anycast addressing is utilized to support the connection of multiple application connectors fronting an application(s) to a network element and anycast routing of network traffic destined for the application(s). When an application is indicated for onboarding in a network fabric of a tenant, a network controller allocates virtual and anycast addresses to the application. Allocation of anycast addresses is per domain name and port/protocol combination. Upon determining that the application is available, the application connector(s) advertises reachability of the application via the anycast address. The network controller orchestrates configuration of a DNS entry that resolves the application name to its virtual IP address and destination NAT rules that translate the virtual IP address to the anycast address and the anycast address to the application's private IP address. Application network traffic can thus be forwarded to the application via any application connector that advertised the anycast address.

Abstract: An adjustable vehicle camera mount apparatus for selectively orienting a camera. The vehicle camera mount apparatus includes a dockable camera enclosure and a camera dock. The dockable camera enclosure can include a body and two spring-loaded plungers, with each spring-loaded plunger including two arcuate arms having meshing teeth. The camera dock can include a base and two opposing docking wings defining two parallel channels and a retaining ring having meshing teeth. The dockable camera enclosure is configured to rotate in relation to the camera dock through a plurality of distinct indexing positions defined by friction between the meshing teeth of the arcuate arms and the meshing teeth of the retaining rings. A related system is provided including a interchangeable dockable camera enclosure, a temporary camera dock, and a permanent dock.

Abstract: Systems and techniques are provided for providing machine learning-based customized recommendations based on accessible ingredients to for making craft cocktails. For example, a process can include obtaining ingredient inventory information indicative of one or more ingredient items associated with a user and determining, using a trained neural network, one or more candidate recipes based on the ingredient inventory information. Based on determining that a given candidate recipe includes at least one missing ingredient item that is not included in the ingredient inventory information, a recommended substitution can be determined for the missing ingredient item. A plurality of recipe recommendations can be generated, using the trained neural network, based on the one or more candidate recipes and one or more recommended substitutions, wherein the plurality of recipe recommendations includes at least one recipe recommendation that is modified based on the recommended substitution.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide data storage, processing, and prediction techniques for providing predictive insights within large data prediction domains. The techniques may include generating, using a plurality of source tables for a prediction domain, a global graph for the prediction domain. The techniques may include generating, using a graph-based machine learning model, a plurality of node-level weights for the plurality of graph nodes based on a plurality of node attributes corresponding to the plurality of graph nodes. The techniques may include generating, using the graph-based machine learning model, a plurality of semantic-level weights for the plurality of weighted edges based on a designated predictive task for the global graph. The techniques may include generating plurality of graph node embeddings and initiating the performance of the designated predictive task based on the plurality of graph node embeddings.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing driving assistance in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: determining, by a processor, curvature data associated with a roadway ahead of the vehicle; determining, by the processor, velocity data based on the curvature data, steering data of the vehicle, and set speed data associated with a semi-autonomous control system of the vehicle; and generating, by the processor, control commands to the semi-autonomous control system to control the vehicle to a speed other than a set speed of the set speed data based on the velocity data.