Abstract: A vehicle including a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, the cab having a front face, a body coupled to the chassis, and a shroud coupled to the cab such that an internal volume is defined between the cab and the shroud, the shroud at least partially defining: a first inlet positioned along a front side of the shroud and in fluid communication with the internal volume, and a second inlet arranged such that airflow along the front face of the cab enters the internal volume through the second inlet.

Abstract: A control system for pre-conditioning a refuse vehicle includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain a scheduled deployment time of the refuse vehicle. The processing circuitry is also configured to perform a first pre-conditioning operation by operating a charging system to charge batteries of the refuse vehicle at a first charge rate over a first time interval, and a second charge rate over a second time interval to fully charge the batteries by the scheduled deployment time. The charging system is configured to provide direct current (DC) electrical energy to the batteries for charging. The processing circuitry is also configured to perform multiple other pre-conditioning operations at least partially simultaneously with performing the first pre-conditioning operation.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, a cowl coupled to at least one of the body or the cab and extending above the cab, and a heat exchanger coupled to the cab and positioned at least partially within the cowl such that the heat exchanger extends above the cab.

Abstract: A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a cab coupled to the chassis, a body coupled to the chassis, the body including a refuse compartment configured to store refuse, a lift assembly configured to transfer refuse from a refuse container into the refuse compartment, a cowl coupled to at least one of the body or the cab and extending above the cab, and a heat exchanger positioned at least partially within the cowl such that the heat exchanger extends above the cab.

Abstract: According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a graphical processing engine comprising a pipeline having a plurality of substantially sequential circuit stages, the pipeline comprising a front-end output logic circuit configured to substantially separate position information into a position information pipeline portion, and non-position information in a non-position information pipeline portion. Wherein the pipeline is configured to perform a multi-stage culling of data.

Abstract: According to one general aspect, an apparatus may include a graphical processing engine comprising a pipeline having a plurality of substantially sequential circuit stages, the pipeline comprising a front-end output logic circuit configured to substantially separate position information into a position information pipeline portion, and non-position information in a non-position information pipeline portion. Wherein the pipeline is configured to perform a multi-stage culling of data.

Abstract: A line segment is rendered by two triangles joined by their hypotenuses. A graphics processing system includes a lookup table that contains a plurality of values representing reciprocal square roots for normal vectors to a corresponding plurality of line segments. The dot product of a normal vector to the line segment is scaled by a scaling factor and input to the lookup table. The scaling factor has a trivial/simple square root and is a power of 2 so that multiplication of binary values may be performed by shifting. A value is output from the lookup table representing a reciprocal square root of the normal vector to the line segment. A half unit normal vector to the line segment is determined based on the normal vector to the line segment and the output value and is used to determine the two triangles for rendering the line segment.

Abstract: A technique to share execution resources. In one embodiment, a CPU and a GPU share resources according to workload, power considerations, or available resources by scheduling or transferring instructions and information between the CPU and GPU.

Abstract: A method of preparing isolated body tissue (10) for cryogenic storage, the method comprising a step of actively infusing the body tissue (10) with a cryoprotectant (20). Additionally, a kit for preparing umbilical cord tissue (10) for cryogenic storage, comprising a cryoprotectant (20) and infusion means (22) for actively infusing the umbilical cord tissue (10) with the cryoprotectant (20).

Abstract: An apparatus (300) for storing body tissue (306) cryogenically comprising a plurality of storage units (350), each storage unit (350) comprising a cavity (352) configured to receive a portion of body tissue (306), wherein at least one storage unit (350) is detachably connected to at least one other storage unit (350).

Abstract: A device and method for collecting blood are provided. The device comprises a housing configured to receive a blood source and a first collection means in communication with the housing, wherein the housing comprises a first output configured to allow passage of blood extracted from the blood source and/or at least a portion of the blood source therethrough.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to implantable devices for stabilizing or fusing bone structures within the spine. More specifically, the present invention is a spinal plate assembly that includes an automatic mechanism for blocking the pathway of a bone fastener once inserted to prevent unwanted backwards migration of the bone screw.

Abstract: A technique to share execution resources. In one embodiment, a CPU and a GPU share resources according to workload, power considerations, or available resources by scheduling or transferring instructions and information between the CPU and GPU.

Abstract: A technique to share execution resources. In one embodiment, a CPU and a GPU share resources according to workload, power considerations, or available resources by scheduling or transferring instructions and information between the CPU and GPU.

Abstract: A technique to share execution resources. In one embodiment, a CPU and a GPU share resources according to workload, power considerations, or available resources by scheduling or transferring instructions and information between the CPU and GPU.