Abstract: An airbag assembly for mounting above an occupant in a vehicle includes an airbag housing and an airbag cushion. The airbag cushion is connected to the housing and is deployable from an uninflated state to an inflated state. The airbag cushion includes a forward portion and a rearward portion. The forward portion is positioned closer to the occupant than the rearward portion when the airbag cushion is in the inflated state. The forward portion is also separated from the rearward portion by a void. The void configured to cause a head of the occupant to rotate forward relative to a torso of the occupant when the occupant contacts the airbag cushion.

Abstract: In accordance with various embodiments, methods, systems, and vehicles are provided. In various embodiments, the vehicle includes a body; one or more occupant seats disposed within the body for an occupant of the vehicle; and, for each occupant seat, a restraint device, one or more sensible elements, and one or more sensors. The restraint device is configured to provide restraint for the occupant when the restraint device is properly worn by the occupant. The one or more sensors are disposed within the occupant seat. The one or more sensible elements are disposed as part of the restraint device. The one or more sensors are disposed within the occupant seat, and are configured to sense the one or more sensible elements when the one or more sensible elements are in proximity to the one or more sensors, as an indication that the restraint device is not properly worn by the occupant.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods for identifying a compound that modulates a Ryanodine receptor (Ryr). Fluorescence resonance energy transfer between an FKBP bound to an RyR and fluorescent derivatives of RyR binding partners (e.g., calmodulin) or domain-peptide biosensors is used to provide a readout dependent on the RyR functional state. The methods permit measurement of RyR present in a permeabilized cell or in a purified membrane.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to an omnidirectional light optic. In one embodiment, the omnidirectional light includes a plurality of reflectors, wherein each one of the plurality of reflectors comprises at least two reflective sides, wherein each one of the at least two reflective sides has an associated optical axis, wherein each respective optical axis of the at least two reflective sides is located on a common horizontal plane and each one of the at least two reflective sides comprises a curved concave cross-section, a plurality of LEDs, wherein each one of the plurality of reflectors is associated with at least one of the plurality of LEDs and at least one blocking band member with at least one edge that blocks light emitted by the plurality of LEDs at common horizontal angles.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for processing and sending messages with low latency are described. An application server may obtain a triggered send request (TSR) message from triggered send (TS) subscriber. The TSR message may comprise TSR information and a TSR payload. The application server may directly inject the TSR payload to an available message server for processing when the TSR information indicates that a first priority is associated with the payload, and may notify the available message server that the TSR payload is available for processing when the TSR information indicates that a second priority is associated with the payload. The application server may also write the TSR payload and/or TSR information to a TSS queue of a TSS tenant space, and may write the payload to a non-relational datastore regardless of a priority associated with the payload. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.

Abstract: An apparatus for reducing mechanical shock and vibration in a downhole tool includes a frustum-shaped sleeve configured to be disposed between the downhole tool and another downhole component. The frustum-shaped sleeve is made of a mechanical shock absorbing material and includes a central axis, a radially inner surface, and a radially outer surface. The radially inner surface or the radially outer surface of the frustum-shaped sleeve includes a pyramidal frustum-shaped surface with four or more circumferentially adjacent sides. The downhole tool or the downhole component has a pyramidal frustum-shaped surface configured to mate with the pyramidal frustum-shaped surface of the frustum-shaped sleeve.

Abstract: A number of variations may include an airbag comprising a first inflatable chamber having at least one gas passage which extends to a second inflatable chamber, wherein the second inflatable chamber is constructed and arranged so that it is at least partially adjacent the first inflatable chamber when the airbag is in an inflated condition.

Abstract: A fan assembly for a cleaning system of a combine harvester includes a housing having a plurality of interconnected walls. The interconnected walls include at least two side walls and a lower wall connecting the two side walls, and at least one partition positioned between the side walls. The partition promotes uniform air flow across a width dimension of the fan assembly. The interconnected walls define at least one inlet opening through which air is delivered into the housing and at least one outlet opening through which air is exhausted from the housing. A fan rotor is mounted to the housing and is configured to rotate to distribute air from the inlet opening to the outlet opening.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are reversible and irreversible inhibitors of Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk). Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions that include the compounds. Methods of using the Btk inhibitors are described, alone or in combination with other therapeutic agents, for the treatment of autoimmune diseases or conditions, heteroimmune diseases or conditions, cancer, including lymphoma, and inflammatory diseases or conditions.

Abstract: Example techniques are disclosed for altering trail camera settings when deployed. For example, settings relating to triggering functionality, time lapse functionality, image resolution, motion sensor sensitivity, flash intensity, and other camera functions can be altered. The settings can be altered based on environmental conditions such as weather and ambient noise. The settings can also be altered based on trail camera conditions such as available battery capacity or image storage capacity. The trail camera settings can also be altered based on images obtained by the trail camera, with or without analyzing content of the images.

Abstract: The invention provides certain bicyclic heterocyclic compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein X1, X2, R1, R2, R3, R4, and Cy are as defined herein. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of using the compounds of the Formula (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof or pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same for treating diseases or conditions mediated by RORgammaT.

Abstract: A number of variations may include a product comprising an airbag mounted in a fender region laterally adjacent a hood and forward of a vehicle side door which deploys from the fender region when activated to protect a pedestrian from impacting at least a portion of the frontal area of a vehicle structure.

Abstract: A support structure for a vehicle includes a first longitudinal node and a second longitudinal node. The second longitudinal node is disposed rearward of the first longitudinal node along a central longitudinal axis of the vehicle. The first longitudinal node is disposed inboard of the second longitudinal node relative to the central longitudinal axis. A deflector rail is positioned adjacent to the support structure, between the first longitudinal node and the second longitudinal node. The deflector rail is operable to increase a stiffness of the support structure in response to a load applied to a front of the vehicle offset from the central longitudinal axis, and not increase the stiffness of the support structure in response to a load applied to the front of the vehicle that includes the central longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A system and method for phased-array radar that is capable of accurate phase-only steering at any unambiguous angle is provided. In various embodiments, system and method that compensates for the varying effective element spacing of phased array radar, which occurs as a result of transmitting a wideband signal with phase shifters operating at a fixed phase, by interpolating and resampling across all elements, per frequency, to generate a desired effective spacing between the elements.

Abstract: An apparatus for cloud key management may include a networking interface, a memory, and a processor, coupled to the memory and the networking interface, the networking interface to couple the apparatus to one or more endpoint servers (EPSs) of a cloud service provider (CSP), each EPS including a hardware accelerator, and a management node (MN) of the CSP. The apparatus may further include an accelerator functional unit (AFU) developer interface module operated by the processor to receive cryptographic material (CM) for each of one or more AFU developers (AFUDs) and store it into the memory, the CM includes a public key hash (PKH), and an encryption key (EK) to decrypt an AFU of the AFUD.

Abstract: An internal combustion engine control system includes at least one cylinder having a combustion chamber configured to combust an air/fuel mixture stored therein. The air/fuel mixture is configured to combust in response to reaching an autoignition temperature. At least one electronic control module is configured to determine a chamber temperature within the combustion chamber. The electronic control module controls combustion of the air/fuel mixture based on a comparison between the chamber temperature and an autoignition temperature threshold.

Abstract: A vehicle door assembly according to the present disclosure includes a door inner structure and a storage bin. The door inner structure includes an outer side panel and an armrest. The armrest projects laterally inward from the outer side panel. The storage bin is disposed below the armrest, attached to the door inner structure, and translatable relative to the door inner structure between a rearward position and a forward position.

Abstract: A pier tool, includes: a tubular body having an uphole end and a downhole end and defining a flow path therethrough and a tamping head disposed within the flow path of the tubular body and defines tamping surface on a downhole side of the tamping head A method for forming a pier includes assembling a pier tool mandrel, a pier tool mandrel including the pier tool and forming a rammed aggregate pier using the pier tool mandrel.

Abstract: A method for synthesizing polyacrylonitrile (PAN) polymer with a narrow molecular weight distribution is disclosed. The preferred PAN polymer has a PDI (Mw/Mn) of about 2 or less. Such PAN polymer is synthesized by controlled/living radical polymerization using a special RAFT (Reversible Addition-Fragmentation Chain Transfer) agent. Also disclosed is a method for producing carbon fibers from PAN polymer with low PDI.

Abstract: A seat assembly includes a first member and a second member located proximate to the first member. An adjustment system for adjustably positioning the first and second members of the seat assembly includes at least one positioning mechanism operatively connected to one or more of the first member and the second member and at least one actuator connected to the at least one positioning mechanism. A control assembly including a housing having a control region, one or more guide surfaces extending from the control region and one or more recessed areas cooperating with the one or more guide surfaces. At least one of the guide surfaces or recessed areas cooperates with at least one switch configured to send a first signal to a controller when a user activates the at least one switch. The controller is configured to generate an activation signal to activate the at least one actuator.