Abstract: Exemplary lateral suture anchor fixation systems include a lateral anchor, a lateral anchor inserter, an auxiliary or second anchor, and an auxiliary or second anchor inserter.

Abstract: A crimper configured to radially compress a transcatheter valve prosthesis into a crimped configuration for delivery within a vasculature. The transcatheter valve prosthesis includes a frame and at least one leaflet secured within the frame. The crimper is configured to apply pressurized fluid to the at least one leaflet of the transcatheter valve prosthesis during the crimping process to prevent protrusion of the leaflet into the frame of the transcatheter valve prosthesis that may cause leaflet pinching and damage. The crimper includes a plurality of crimper elements that collectively define a crimper chamber of the crimper, and at least one crimper element of the plurality of crimper elements includes an integral channel extending therethrough for applying the pressurized fluid to the at least one leaflet.

Abstract: An aircraft-based system for providing forward-looking terrain profiling and downward-looking altimetry via a single active electronically scanned array (AESA) orients the AESA through a sequence of desired directions, e.g., according to a predetermined scan pattern. At each desired direction, the AESA scans for ground-based targets, determining a range and Doppler velocity to each detected target. The AESA additionally orients downward, e.g., during a dedicated altimetry frame and with the assistance of inertial sensors to determine the orientation of the AESA, to scan terrain directly below the aircraft and provide a precise estimate of the altitude of the aircraft. Based on the determined ranges and velocities, the radar system determines a pointing angle and vertical/horizontal distances between the aircraft and each identified ground-based target.

Abstract: An IC die package includes a substrate comprising glass and a plurality of holes extending through the glass. A via metallization is present within the holes. A liner is between the via metallization and the glass. The liner can comprise a beta-titanium alloy layer, polymer hydrogel layer and an MXene seed layer, an organic material layer and a metal layer, or an organic material layer between first and second metal layers. A polymer layer may be formed by electrodeposition of charged nanoparticles.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to a device having a lens that directs angles of light toward solar cells and display sections having components that improve image clarity, reflectivity, and vividness. In one embodiment, a system includes a lens that directs incident light within a first angular range for absorption and a second angular range toward viewing material. The system also includes that the viewing material is within sections of the lens and forms an image. The system also includes reflective components adjacent to the viewing material within the sections of the lens, the reflective components reach ends of the lens away from the incident light and reflect the incident light within the second angular range that reflects off the viewing material. The system also includes an absorption component that captures energy from the incident light, the absorption component coupled to the lens at the ends and the reflective components.

Abstract: A Low Power Indoor (LPI) Access Point (AP) that punctures its channel while respecting incumbents may be provided. First, a computing device may determine a relaxation value. Then an energy detection Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) threshold may be changed by the relaxation value for a punctured subchannel. Next, the punctured subchannel may be reported as busy when energy is detected in the punctured subchannel above the changed energy detection CCA threshold.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture (e.g., physical storage media) to implement flexible commercial monitoring for television audience measurement are disclosed. Example television audience measurement systems disclosed herein include a flexible commercial detector to detect whether a first watermark decoded from a television program broadcast signal is a bridge watermark that indicates a portion of the television broadcast signal including the bridge watermark is associated with a flexible commercial insertion event, the flexible commercial insertion event corresponding to insertion of a flexible commercial in the portion of the television broadcast signal. Disclosed example television audience measurement systems also include a commercial metric calculator to credit audience exposure associated with the portion of the television broadcast signal to a flexible commercial crediting metric in response to a determination that the first watermark is the bridge watermark.

Abstract: Provided is a multilateral lateral bore completion, a well system, and a method. The multilateral lateral bore completion, in one aspect, includes a tubular having a first end and a second end. The multilateral lateral bore completion, in accordance with this aspect, further includes a transition sleeve assembly coupled to the first end of the tubular, the transition sleeve assembly including a transition sleeve including a transition sleeve body having sidewall opening in a sidewall thereof, the sidewall opening configured to align with a deflector face of a multilateral deflector assembly as a portion of the transition sleeve extends out into a lateral wellbore, and degradable material positioned on a radial exterior surface of the transition sleeve body covering the sidewall opening.

Abstract: Provided is a multilateral downhole assembly, a well system, and a method. The multilateral downhole assembly, in one aspect, includes a multilateral deflector assembly, the multilateral deflector assembly including a deflector body having a deflector face and an opening extending therethrough, and a running tool, the running tool coupled to the multilateral deflector assembly using a degradable material coupling mechanism, the degradable material coupling mechanism configured to degrade over time and allow the running tool to release from the multilateral deflector assembly.

Abstract: A system may include a non-volatile memory (NVM), a first memory, a second memory that has a higher speed than the first memory, and a controller. The controller may be configured to receive a first read command from a host computer, and determine a size of one or more buffers that are allocated for one or more read commands that have been received and not returned read data to the host computer. The controller may be configured to determine a number of the one or more read commands, and determine, based on at least the size of the one or more buffers and the number of the one or more read commands, whether to start processing the first read command. In response to determining to start processing the first read command, the controller may be configured to allocate, in the first memory, a first buffer for the first read command.

Abstract: A centralizer for mounting onto a downhole tubular incudes a cylindrical body. The body has: a plurality of blades forming a periphery thereof, a first portion with an inner surface, and a second portion having a groove formed in an inner surface thereof for receiving a stop collar. The stop collar includes: a compressible slip ring having teeth formed in an inner surface thereof and a pair of tapered outer surfaces, and a pair of cam rings, each cam ring having a tapered inner surface. An outer diameter of each cam ring is greater than a diameter of the inner surface of the first portion and less than a diameter of the groove. An assembly tool is operable to drive the tapered surfaces together, thereby compressing the slip ring such that the teeth engage a periphery of the downhole tubular.

Abstract: Provided is a multilateral junction sleeve assembly, a well system, and a method. The multilateral junction sleeve assembly, in one aspect, includes a multilateral deflector assembly, the multilateral deflector assembly including a deflector body having a deflector face and an opening extending therethrough, as well as a deflector assembly sleeve coupled to an uphole end of the deflector body, the deflector assembly sleeve having a sidewall opening in a sidewall thereof aligned with the deflector face. The multilateral junction sleeve assembly, in accordance with this aspect, further includes degradable material positioned on a radial exterior surface of the deflector assembly sleeve covering the sidewall opening, the degradable material configured to degrade over time and uncover the sidewall opening.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to a device having a lens that directs angles of light toward solar ink and display sections having components that improve image clarity, reflectivity, and vividness. In one embodiment, a system includes a lens that directs incident light within a first angular range for absorption and a second angular range toward viewing material. The system also includes that the viewing material within sections of the lens and forms an image. The system also includes reflective components adjacent to the viewing material within the sections of the lens, the reflective components reflect the incident light within the second angular range off the viewing material. The system also includes an absorption component that captures energy from the incident light, the absorption component is an ink applied to the lens.

Abstract: The present application is directed to a Family Combo Game which is played by putting billiard balls into sparkling two sided, numbered, relocatable game traps. The Combo Family Game disclosed herein is a combination of golf, croquet and billiards. The Combo Family Game Club described herein is a combination of a putting club, a pitching or chipping club resembling one or more golf type clubs, and a tapping club resembling a croquet mallet. The game is played on a turf surface of varying heights. The playing surface utilizes an elevated perimeter turf edged boarder to keep the balls in play. The game can be played on grassy area such as a lawn, backyards and in public recreation areas or parks. An optional lighting system is disclosed to light the game traps for playing at night or indoors. Optional game trap decorations and flags are also described herein.

Abstract: A toner container according to one example embodiment includes an alignment guide for contacting an electrical connector of an image forming device during insertion of the toner container into the image forming device to move the electrical connector of the image forming device relative to the toner container during insertion of the toner container into the image forming device with the first end of the body leading in order to align the electrical connector of the image forming device with an electrical contact of the toner container.

Abstract: In example implementations, a guide member is provided. The guide member includes a first portion to receive a first fastener to a second guide member to form a guide assembly having a gap, wherein an endlock of a fire shutter is positioned within the gap, a second portion to receive a second fastener to a wall, a third portion folded against the second portion, a fourth portion bent at 90-degrees or greater to the third portion.

Abstract: A fuel-water separator includes a cartridge assembly and a bowl. The cartridge assembly receives a fuel-water mixture and provides a fuel. The cartridge assembly includes an endplate. The bowl is configured to store water separated from the fuel-water mixture. The bowl is coupled to the endplate. The endplate includes an air vent that receives air from the bowl. The air vent establishes a pressure equilibrium within the bowl and the cartridge assembly.

Abstract: Systems and methods for providing orientation data to a user during a medical procedure performed on a subject are provided. The system can include a medical device, an electrical component and a display device. The medical device is configured to engage a portion the subject and includes a handle. The electrical component is disposed within the handle and is configured to generate data related to an orientation of the medical device during the medical procedure. The display device is physically separate from the medical device and in communication the electrical component. The display device also includes a processor configured to receive and process the data related to the orientation of the medical device, and display information related to the orientation of the medical device to the user based on the data.

Abstract: Various embodiments provide for cut-through data unit forwarding with early ingress processing of a data unit in a communications network, such as an Ethernet-based network. According to some embodiments, cut-through data unit forwarding is performed such that data unit processing is initiated by a receiving network device while the data unit is still underway from a transmitting network device.

Abstract: An access control device according to an embodiment includes a lock mechanism, a digital core PCBA including at least one first processor and at least one first memory and is configured to facilitate wireless communications, wherein the at least one first memory is provisioned with a master initialization salt key, and an access core PCBA electrically coupled to the digital core PCBA, that includes at least one second processor and at least one second memory, and is configured to facilitate access control, and wherein the at least one second memory is provisioned with an access core initialization key derived from the master initialization salt key, wherein the digital core PCBA establishes a secure communication channel with the access core PCBA via an electrical connection between the digital core PCBA and the access core PCBA based on the master initialization salt key and the access core initialization key.