Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of vault complexes for use as delivery agents for hydrophobic and/or aqueous insoluble therapeutic compounds. In one aspect, provided herein is a vault complex comprising a modified major vault protein (MVP), wherein the modified major vault protein comprises a fusion peptide, wherein said fusion peptide is fused to the N-terminus of the major vault protein, and wherein said peptide provides enhanced sequestering of a hydrophobic and/or aqueous insoluble therapeutic compound within the vault complex.

Abstract: An autonomous vacuum cleaner includes an autonomously moveable housing carrying a vacuum collection system for generating a working air flow for removing dirt from the surface to be cleaned and storing the dirt in a collection space. Distance sensors for position sensing are mounted to the housing, behind a sensor cover. The distance sensors can be staggered and/or positioned above a brush chamber for a brushroll.

Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaner, such as a robotic vacuum cleaner, includes an autonomously moveable housing carrying a vacuum collection system for generating a working air flow for removing dirt from the surface to be cleaned and storing the dirt in a collection space. A bumper is provided on the housing and provides obstacle sensing redundancy. The bumper can be provided with a cliff sensor actuator member that activates an associated cliff sensor upon an impact or obstacle event.

Abstract: An autonomous floor cleaner can include a brush chamber, a brushroll rotatably mounted in the brush chamber, a controller for controlling the operation of the autonomous floor cleaner; and a fluid delivery system with a supply tank and at least one fluid distributor configured to deposit cleaning fluid onto a surface to be cleaned.

Abstract: A system for refilling, emptying and/or recharging of an autonomous floor cleaner includes a docking station adapted to be coupled with a household plumbing infrastructure. The docking station can be provided on a household appliance, which may be a toilet, a dishwasher, or another appliance coupled with the plumbing infrastructure.

Abstract: Systems and method for self-cleaning extraction cleaners, including upright or robot extraction cleaner are provided. In one system, a tray can be provided for docking the extraction cleaner during the self-cleaning mode. The tray may include one or more sprayers for spraying a cleaning fluid toward an agitator of the extraction cleaner. In another system, a nozzle flushing manifold mounted on the nozzle assembly of the extraction cleaner includes a plurality of distributor outlets configured to spray cleaning fluid into the suction pathway.

Abstract: A method of communicating data between at least two coprocessors in a single computing environment wherein one of the coprocessors is a transmitting processor and the other of the coprocessors is a receiving processor and the single computing environment includes a memory accessible by the coprocessors includes, among other things, determining in the transmitting processor the size of data to be communicated, attaching the data to a message and transmitting the message to the receiving processor if the size of the data is below or equal to a predetermined threshold value, and transmitting to the receiving processor a pointer that points to a location of the data in the memory if the size of the data is above the predetermined threshold value.

Abstract: An autonomous vacuum cleaner includes an autonomously moveable housing carrying a vacuum collection system for generating a working air flow for removing dirt from the surface to be cleaned and storing the dirt in a collection space. Distance sensors for position sensing are mounted to the housing, behind a sensor cover. The distance sensors can be staggered and/or positioned above a brush chamber for a brushroll.

Abstract: A health management unit for an aircraft and method of monitoring health information of an aircraft and transmitting information from the aircraft including determining capabilities of one or more radios onboard the aircraft, selecting one of the multiple radios to transmit the transmission based, and transmitting the transmission utilizing the selected radio.

Abstract: A system for an aircraft and method of determining intrusion of an avionics component or system in an aircraft having multiple avionics components and systems communicating over an aircraft communications network monitored by a system, including monitoring, by the system, data communication over the aircraft communications network for at least some of the avionics components or system and comparing, by the system, the monitored communications for the at least some of the avionics components to corresponding operational profiles.

Abstract: A maintenance system for use with an aircraft and a method for management of a maintenance routine for an aircraft with a maintenance system comprising multiple communication terminals located physically about the aircraft and in data communication with each other, the method includes executing a maintenance software program for a maintenance routine comprising maintenance tests corresponding to components of the aircraft.

Abstract: A maintenance system for use with an aircraft and a method of implementing a maintenance schedule for an aircraft with a maintenance system comprising multiple communication terminals located physically about the aircraft and in data communication with each other, the method includes executing a maintenance software program for a maintenance routine comprising maintenance tests corresponding to components of the aircraft and displaying the maintenance routine on at least one of the communication terminals to define a control terminal.

Abstract: A health management unit for an aircraft and method of monitoring health information of an aircraft and transmitting information from the aircraft including determining capabilities of one or more radios onboard the aircraft, selecting one of the multiple radios to transmit the transmission based, and transmitting the transmission utilizing the selected radio.

Abstract: A method of tracking motion of at least one object of a group of moving objects using hyperspectral imaging includes, among other things, obtaining a series of hyperspectral image frames; comparing each frame in the series to a template to determine changes in the image between frames; identifying a group of pixels in each frame associated with the changes; identifying changes as motion of the moving objects; correlating the pixel groups frame to frame to spatially determine at least one parameter of the motion of the objects; and correlating the pixel groups with a spectral reflectance profile associated with the at least one object wherein the track of the at least one object is distinguishable from the tracks of other moving objects.

Abstract: The invention relates to compositions of vault complexes for use as delivery agents for hydrophobic and/or aqueous insoluble therapeutic compounds. In one aspect, provided herein is a vault complex comprising a modified major vault protein (MVP), wherein the modified major vault protein comprises a fusion peptide, wherein said fusion peptide is fused to the N-terminus of the major vault protein, and wherein said peptide provides enhanced sequestering of a hydrophobic and/or aqueous insoluble therapeutic compound within the vault complex.

Abstract: An apparatus for an aircraft receives and transmits data related to the aircraft. The apparatus includes at least one serial interface, a memory location, a plurality of interface protocols stored in the memory location and logic in communication with the memory location. The logic is configured to be encoded with at least one of the plurality of interface protocols according to data at the serial interface.

Abstract: A sensor system having multiple sensors and having a grid generator projecting into space a relative navigation grid and a method of utilizing multiple airborne sensors operably coupled to an aircraft and coordinating the sensor outputs from the airborne sensors based on the determined spatial position of the multiple sensors and a method for utilizing multiple airborne sensors.

Abstract: A maintenance system for use with an aircraft and a method for management of a maintenance routine for an aircraft with a maintenance system comprising multiple communication terminals located physically about the aircraft and in data communication with each other, the method includes executing a maintenance software program for a maintenance routine comprising maintenance tests corresponding to components of the aircraft.

Abstract: A maintenance system for use with an aircraft and a method of implementing a maintenance schedule for an aircraft with a maintenance system comprising multiple communication terminals located physically about the aircraft and in data communication with each other, the method includes executing a maintenance software program for a maintenance routine comprising maintenance tests corresponding to components of the aircraft and displaying the maintenance routine on at least one of the communication terminals to define a control terminal.

Abstract: A system for an aircraft and method of determining intrusion of an avionics component or system in an aircraft having multiple avionics components and systems communicating over an aircraft communications network monitored by a system, including monitoring, by the system, data communication over the aircraft communications network for at least some of the avionics components or system and comparing, by the system, the monitored communications for the at least some of the avionics components to corresponding operational profiles.