Abstract: A footbed having a plurality of pods that can be added, removed and/or replaced to adjust the fit and/or comfort of a shoe.

Abstract: A footbed system having a footbed and a removeable foot support with a bumper to adjust the size, fit and/or comfort of a shoe.

Abstract: A video monitoring system captures image frames of a patient in various positions. The captured image frames are analyzed by the system for changes in a patient's position or movement, frames in which the system detects one or both of patient movement and repositioning are retained. The system analyzes an area of interest within each image frame that corresponds to an area in the camera's view field with the patient. Sequential image frames are compared for motion, only frames without motion, where the patient is still, are analyzed.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus incorporates a dedicated physical feature configured for attachment of a tensioning tool, for tensioning of a drive belt having one of its belt pulleys carried by the mounting apparatus. In an example embodiment, the mounting apparatus comprises a body member, e.g., a mounting plate, for a pulley assembly. The body member incorporates a dedicated physical feature that is configured for engagement with a tensioning tool, for pulling the body member in a tensioning direction relative to the involved belt. The mounting apparatus comprises, for an example, an interior component of a robot, and is mounted within an interior volume of a segment of the robot, for tensioning of a drive belt carried within the interior volume.

Abstract: An oxalic acid vaporizer has a modular configuration, having a dispensing module and a manually detachable heating module. This modular configuration allows the first heating module to be easily separated from the dispensing module and a substitute heating module attached to the dispensing module, thereby allowing for a very fast replacement of the heating module in the event there is a failure or overheating in the first heating module. The substitute heating module may be a duplicate of the first heating module or the substitute heating module may have a more powerful fan, be capable of greater heat, or it may be of the type having a proportional-integral-derivative controller for controlling temperature. The modular configuration provides for a continuous oxalic acid gas treatment of bee hives by allowing an operator to change out heating modules in a matter of seconds.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are immunogenic trehalose compounds and methods of use thereof, for example as vaccine adjuvants.

Abstract: Window hinge assemblies including a hinge pin support and methods of using the same are described herein. The hinge assemblies include a track assembly, a shoe slidably engaged in a track of the track assembly, a sash arm configured for attachment to a rotating sash, the sash arm being pivotally attached to the shoe, and a connecting arm. The track assembly includes a base extending along a track axis, a shoe track extending along the track axis, a hinge pin attached to the base of the track assembly, and a hinge pin support restraining an upper end of the hinge pin from movement relative to the base.

Abstract: A load-bearing vest overlay jacket (“overlay jacket”) is an overgarment configured to be joined with and fastened to a load-bearing vest (“tactical vest”) so that an open front area exists between the front left and front right of the overlay jacket, permitting a user's access to equipment on the tactical vest. Thus, the overlay jacket may provide uniform, comfortable body temperatures in colder weather, to include arm warmth and upper torso warmth, as a function of either optionally-insulated sleeve and/or torso regions of the overlay jacket, or of torso warmth provided by the tactical vest underlying the overlay jacket.

Abstract: A reconfigurable controller base for a robotic arm is provided. In one aspect, a robotic system includes a base supporting one or more articulating links, the base comprising: a main housing comprising an external structure that at least partly encloses an inner portion of the main housing, the external structure forming an opening at a back side and a bottom side of the main housing, a reconfigurable bracket configured to be removably attached to the external structure of the main housing in at least two configurations to cover the opening at the back and bottom sides of the main housing, and a controller mounted on the bracket and arranged within the inner portion of the main housing in each of the at least two configurations of the bracket, the controller configured to control actuation of the one or more articulating links.

Abstract: A mounting apparatus incorporates a dedicated physical feature configured for attachment of a tensioning tool, for tensioning of a drive belt having one of its belt pulleys carried by the mounting apparatus. In an example embodiment, the mounting apparatus comprises a body member, e.g., a mounting plate, for a pulley assembly. The body member incorporates a dedicated physical feature that is configured for engagement with a tensioning tool, for pulling the body member in a tensioning direction relative to the involved belt. The mounting apparatus comprises, for an example, an interior component of a robot, and is mounted within an interior volume of a segment of the robot, for tensioning of a drive belt carried within the interior volume.

Abstract: Tilt latch apparatus and sashes incorporating the same are described herein. The tilt latch apparatus tilt latch apparatus may provide a convenient mechanism for a user to release the tilt latches on a sash with one hand while controlling movement (e.g., rotation) of the sash with another hand.

Abstract: Adaptable fenestration frame members, fenestration units using the frame members, and methods of adapting the fenestration frame members. The adaptable fenestration frame members provide a construction that is adaptable for use in both pocket and non-pocket installations by including an adaptation channel forming an outside corner along one edge of the fenestration frame member. Removal of the outside corner converts that portion of the frame member from an outside corner to an inside corner, thus adapting the frame member for use in a pocket installation.

Abstract: Systems and method are disclosed for determining a concentration of an analyte in a fluid (e.g., blood). The system can draw blood from a patient and deliver the blood to a sample cell. A particular component of the fluid (e.g., plasma) may be separated and/or positioned such that the concentration of the analyte is measured in the particular component of the fluid (e.g., plasma). The sample cell can include a sample container that has two window pieces. The system can have a fluid passage having a tip configured to mate with a multi-lumen catheter without leaking. The multi-lumen catheter can have proximal and distal ports. A fluid pressure system can be configured to periodically draw fluid from vasculature through a proximal intravascular opening and the proximal port while maintaining a low pressure and/or flow rate to thereby reduce risk of reversing the fluid flow in a vessel and drawing infusates upstream into another intravascular opening.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are immunogenic trehalose compounds and methods of use thereof, for example as vaccine adjuvants.

Abstract: Methods and systems for determining the concentration of one or more analytes from a sample such as blood or plasma are described. The systems described herein can be configured to withdraw a certain volume of sample from a source of bodily fluid, direct a first portion of the withdrawn sample to an analyte monitoring system and return a second portion of the sample to the patient. The analyte monitoring system can be connected to the source of bodily fluid via a connector that is configured to maintain uniform velocity across the connector and reduce the dead space volume.

Abstract: According to an aspect of this disclosure, an ultrasonic machining apparatus may include a machining head disposed at an angle, a machining platform for mounting a component, and one or more actuators for imparting ultrasonic vibration on the component wherein the angled machining head operates on the component according to the angle of the machining head, a position of the component, and the ultrasonic vibration.

Abstract: A sampling and transfer device for chemicals, biologics and the like comprises a barrel containing at least one fluid reservoir fluidically coupled to a porous nib, such as a high density or ultra high density polyethylene porous nib. For example, the barrel may comprise a plurality of fluids such as buffers, solvents and/or reagents for a plurality of different types of tests such as spectroscopy, thin layer chromatography, DNA testing and testing for chemical reactivity with a reagent (i.e. colorimetric testing) that alters the appearance of the tip, such as by a change in color, luminosity or the like. In one method, a series of tests are conducted using the same nib for sampling and spotting a variety of surfaces for different types of tests having different sensitivities for different compounds and/or colorimetric testing of the tip, itself.

Abstract: Adaptable fenestration frame members, fenestration units using the frame members, and methods of adapting the fenestration frame members. The adaptable fenestration frame members provide a construction that is adaptable for use in both pocket and non-pocket installations by including an adaptation channel forming an outside corner along one edge of the fenestration frame member. Removal of the outside corner converts that portion of the frame member from an outside corner to an inside corner, thus adapting the frame member for use in a pocket installation.

Abstract: Tilt latch apparatus and sashes incorporating the same are described herein. The tilt latch apparatus tilt latch apparatus may provide a convenient mechanism for a user to release the tilt latches on a sash with one hand while controlling movement (e.g., rotation) of the sash with another hand.

Abstract: A mechanism for predicated execution of instructions within a parallel processor executing multiple threads or data lanes is disclosed. Each thread or data lane executing within the parallel processor is associated with a predicate register that stores a set of 1-bit predicates. Each of these predicates can be set using different types of predicate-setting instructions, where each predicate setting instruction specifies one or more source operands, at least one operation to be performed on the source operands, and one or more destination predicates for storing the result of the operation. An instruction can be guarded by a predicate that may influence whether the instruction is executed for a particular thread or data lane or how the instruction is executed for a particular thread or data lane.