Abstract: Apparatus and methods for winding flexible material include a rotatable plate assembly rotatably driven by a first rotary shaft, the assembly supporting second and third rotary shafts with corresponding first and second mandrel parts mounted thereon. The first and second mandrel parts each form at least part of a winding spool. The second and third rotary shafts have rotational axes that are parallel to one another and parallel to, but laterally offset from, the rotational axis of the first rotary shaft. The rotation of the plate assembly is coordinated with counter rotation of the first and second mandrel parts. In embodiments, such coordinated rotation occurs during transition operations performed between winding operations that employ the first and second mandrel parts in an ordered sequence one after the other. The flexible material can be cable, wire, tubing, hose, rope, or other filamentary material. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: A method comprises maintaining a maintenance identifier identifying the maintenance event and an identity of a maintenance technician responsible for performing the maintenance event, obtaining the alarm created during a maintenance interval associated with the maintenance event, wherein the maintenance interval is a preset period of time during which the maintenance event is to be performed at a cell site, and in response to the alarm still being active after the maintenance interval has expired adding the maintenance identifier to the alarm, generating, by the incident reporting application, and transmitting a notification associated with incident report directly to the maintenance technician via the method of communicating with the maintenance device.

Abstract: A molecular diagnostic test device can include a housing and a sample preparation module within the housing. The sample preparation module defines an input reservoir and a sample input opening through which a biological sample can be loaded into the input reservoir. The sample preparation module includes a solid reagent contained within the input reservoir. The molecular diagnostic test device can include a fluid source within the housing. The fluid source is in fluid communication with the input reservoir such that upon activation of the molecular diagnostic test device, the fluid from the fluid source is injected into the input reservoir to mix the biological sample and the solid reagent within the input reservoir to form an input solution containing a target molecule.

Abstract: A circular loom for continuously weaving fabric with a varying diameter includes a variable diameter weaving ring, independently actuated heddles, and at least one shuttle including a weft insertion arm attached to a linear rail system configured to adjust the position of weft insertion arm based on a diameter of weaving ring. An associated method includes varying the diameter of weaving ring, independently actuating heddles and adjusting the position of weft insertion arm along linear rail system to continuously produce hollow textile products having variable diameters.

Abstract: A method of producing a fan blade with moment weight data is provided that includes: providing a primary master fan blade (PMFB) having a recorded PMFB moment weight value and a recorded PMFB weight value; using a moment weight machine to determine a PMFB moment weight offset value for the primary master fan blade; providing a secondary master fan blade (SMFB); producing a SMFB statistical moment weight value using the moment weight machine; producing SMFB calibration values for the secondary master fan blade using the PMFB moment weight offset value and the SMFB statistical moment weight value; and using the SMFB calibration values and the secondary master fan blade to produce a fan blade with moment weight data.

Abstract: Adaptive Control Driven System/ACDS 99, supports visual enhancement, mitigation of challenges and with basic image modification algorithms and any known hardware from contact lenses to IOLs to AR hardware glasses, and enables users to enhance vision with user interface based on a series of adjustments that are applied to move, modify, or reshape image sets and components with full advantage of the remaining useful retinal area, thus addressing aspects of visual challenges heretofore inaccessible by devices which learn needed adjustments.

Abstract: Various control systems and methods are discussed including a method of controlling a battery pack id disclosed, the method optionally including: providing a plurality of battery strings each having an identical construction, each battery string including a plurality of battery cells connected in series, wherein each of the plurality of battery strings is connected to a respective pair of contactors; providing a sensor configured to measure at least one of a voltage and a current of each of the plurality of battery strings, wherein respective sensor is electrically connected to an electronic controller; and selectively controlling individually ones of the plurality of battery strings to meet a requirement with the electronic controller based upon measurement from each sensor.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining playback times for content items presented in playlists are disclosed. Techniques described herein include identifying a first content item in a content reel comprising a plurality of content items, and determining that the first content item has an undefined display duration. In response to the first content item having an undefined display duration, a display duration for which the first content item should be displayed when presented in the content reel is calculated. The content reel can be provided for display at a client device, such that the first content item is displayed for the display duration.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure involve a system comprising a computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a method for performing operations comprising: receiving a video that depicts a person. The operations further include identifying a set of skeletal joints of the person. The operations further include identifying a pose of the person depicted in the video based on positioning of the set of skeletal joints (or detecting a hand pose, detecting a mirror frame, or detecting a mobile device). The operations further include determining, based on the pose of the person (or detecting a hand pose, detecting a mirror frame, or detecting a mobile device), that the video comprises a mirror reflection of the person. The operations further include, in response to determining that the video comprises the mirror reflection of the person, causing display of a 3D virtual object in the video.

Abstract: A hybrid cable designed for providing data communications via both optical fiber and copper wires is provided. The hybrid cable includes internal features for designing a location of the optical fiber and the copper wires relative to each other to optimize cabling characteristics of the hybrid cable.

Abstract: A 3D semiconductor device, the device including: a first level including a first single crystal layer and including first transistors each of which includes a single crystal channel; a first metal layer; a second metal layer overlaying the first metal layer; a second level including second transistors and overlaying the second metal layer, each of first memory cells include at least one second transistor; a third level including third transistors and overlaying the second level; a fourth level including fourth transistors and overlaying the third level, each of second memory cells include at least one fourth transistor, where at least one of the second transistors includes a metal gate, where the first level includes memory control circuits which control writing to the second memory cells, and at least one of the second transistors includes a hafnium oxide gate dielectric.

Abstract: A field-assembled satellite communications terminal has a plurality of discrete, modular aperture blocks. Each aperture block contains an electrically steered antenna aperture, and a plurality of interconnection ports for power and data communications between the plurality of aperture blocks. The plurality of interconnection ports are removably connectable by the end user in the field. The terminal further has a signal processing system for receiving, processing, and generating signals to and from the apertures. The aperture blocks are connected to each other in the field and self-configure to form an electrically-steered antenna.

Abstract: Provided herein are epigenetic-modifying DNA-targeting systems, such as CRISPR-Cas/guide RNA (gRNA) systems, for the transcriptional repression of Hepatitis B viral (HBV) genes to promote a cellular phenotype that leads to the reduction of HBV infection. In some embodiments, the epigenetic-modifying DNA-targeting systems bind to or target a target site of at least one gene or regulatory element thereof in a Hepatitis B viral DNA sequence in cell. In some aspects, the provided systems relate to the transcriptional repression of one or more Hepatitis B viral gene and/or regulatory element thereof. In some aspects, also provided herein are methods and uses related to the provided compositions, for example in repressing Hepatitis B viral replication and expression in connection with Hepatitis B infections.

Abstract: A matching computer system for electronically generating, matching, and providing online user profiles, and determining a trust score for a user based upon at least social media data and insurance data is provided. The matching computer system may be configured to register users within the matching computer system, receive consent from the users to capture the social media data, and collect the social media data and the insurance data from each registered user. The matching computer system may also be configured to retrieve the social media data and the insurance data associated with each registered user. The matching computer system may be further configured to determine a trust score for each registered user based upon each respective social media data and each respective insurance data. Each trust score represents a level of trustworthiness of the user.

Abstract: A method for upgrading biogas comprising methane and nitrogen, where the biogas is provided in at least one pressurized vessel at a pressure of at least 65 atm (6586 kPa). The method includes a pressure swing adsorption (PSA) cycle having a feed phase, where biogas is fed into a first adsorbent bed when the inlet end is open and the outlet end is closed, followed by a first depressurization phase, where a gas enriched in methane is withdrawn through the outlet end with the inlet end being closed. This gas enriched in methane can be pipeline quality and at pipeline pressures. A methane recovery phase is provided, which can improve methane recovery, wherein gas is withdrawn and the pressure drops to one or more lower values, and where this gas can be recycled for use in the feed phase, used in a regeneration phase, and/or fed to a second bed.

Abstract: A method of operation is provided during which a fluid is directed through a fluid line servicing a component of an aircraft engine. Pressure wave oscillations travel through the fluid within the fluid line at a frequency equal to or greater than one thousand five hundred hertz during the directing of the fluid. The pressure wave oscillations traveling through the fluid within the fluid line are damped using an elastomeric foam sleeve in contact with the fluid line. The elastomeric foam sleeve extends longitudinally along and circumscribes the fluid line.

Abstract: An embodiment described herein provides for a server to receive an input to define a policy for outputting digital content. The server is configured to generate a data structure based on inputs received from a graphical user interface. The data structure is used to determine whether to output the digital content at a product terminal of a plurality of product terminals.

Abstract: An independent cart system includes multiple track segments, multiple movers, multiple position sensors, and a controller. Each track segment includes multiple coils along a length of the track segment and a segment controller operative to selectively energize the coils to generate an electromagnetic field. Each mover includes a magnet array having multiple magnets, where the magnet array generates a magnetic field that interacts with the electromagnetic field generated by the coils to propel the mover along the track segments. The position sensors are spaced apart along the length of each track segment and generate a position feedback signal with a waveform as a function of the magnetic field generated by the magnet array on each mover. The controller is operative to receive the position feedback signal from each position sensor and to determine a unique identifier for each mover as a function of the waveform of the position feedback signal.

Abstract: In some embodiments, reducing utilization of computational resources associated with segmenting datasets via a cluster-ensemble model may be facilitated. In some embodiments, the system may receive a raw dataset having a first dimension. The system may then embed the raw dataset into an embedded dataset having a second dimension, where the embedded dataset comprises a vector embedding. The system may then provide the embedded dataset to a set of clustering models to generate a set of clusters, where each cluster of the set of clusters corresponds to a respective clustering model of the set of clustering models. The system may provide the set of clusters to a cluster-ensemble model to generate a set of ensemble-clusters. Based on the set of ensemble-clusters, the system may generate a set of data segments corresponding to the set of ensemble-clusters indicating at least one characteristic of a respective ensemble-cluster of the set of ensemble-clusters.

Abstract: A machine learning model is trained using information pertaining to accesses of data items at a software-as-a-service (SaaS) management platform. A first training input is generated. The first training input includes access data identifying multiple data items accessed at the SaaS management platform using a subset of user accounts of multiple user accounts associated with a client organization. A first target output is generated. The first target output identifies for each user account, information identifying a respective job title associated with the client organization. The training data is provided to train the machine learning model on (i) a set of training inputs including the first training input, and (ii) a set of target outputs including the first target output.