Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying operational abnormalities based on data received from an agricultural implement performing a task in an agricultural field are described herein. In an embodiment, a system receives time-series data captured from an agricultural implement performing an agronomic activity on an agricultural field, the time-series data including, for each of a plurality of timestamps, a location of the agricultural implement. The system identifies a plurality of passes in the time-series data and using the identified plurality of passes, identifies a plurality of location on the agricultural field in which the activity performed by the agricultural implement included a particular operational abnormality. The system generates a map of operational abnormalities for the agricultural field, the map of operational abnormalities including the plurality of locations on the agricultural field in which the activity performed by the agricultural implement included the particular operational abnormality.

Abstract: A buoyant wave energy device is disclosed that incorporates an open-bottomed tube of substantial length in which is partially enclosed a first body of water that oscillates in response to wave action. The device incorporates a buoy to which an upper end of the tube is connected and inside of which is trapped a second body of water of substantial mass. A differential phase in the oscillations of the water trapped in the tube, and the oscillations of the buoy of augmented mass, result in the periodic compression of a pocket of air trapped at the top of the tube, and in the subsequent expulsion of pressurized air through a turbine, thereby generating electrical power.

Abstract: A gaming machine includes an input device and a processor coupled to the input device. The input device is configured to receive a game play event from a player. The processor is programmed to determine whether a jackpot trigger condition is satisfied based at least in part on the game play event. The jackpot trigger condition includes a target quantity of games played, a target set of game tokens, a target pattern of game symbols, and/or a target pattern of game play outcomes. The processor is further programmed to award a jackpot credit to one or more players when the jackpot trigger condition is satisfied.

Abstract: A diagnostic method for an automated vehicle includes monitoring data from a first vehicle subsystem of a plurality of vehicle subsystems to establish a current operating zone for the first vehicle subsystem, transmitting a master diagnostic message with an anomalous status for the first vehicle subsystem in response to the current operating zone for the first vehicle subsystem being outside of an anomalous behavior boundary of a normal operating zone for the first vehicle subsystem for at least a predetermined period of time, the common master diagnostic message being transmitted to each vehicle subsystem of the plurality of vehicle subsystems, and adjusting operation of at least a second one of the plurality of vehicle subsystems in response to receiving the master diagnostic message with the anomalous status for the first vehicle subsystem. A related diagnostic system is also provided.

Abstract: A bottle assembly has a bottle and a removable cap. The cap includes a nozzle and a vent arrangement. The vent arrangement can include a vent conduit that extends into an air cavity present at the bottom of the bottle assembly when the bottle assembly is inverted. The vent arrangement allows for pressure equalization within the bottom assembly in response to liquid being dispensed from the bottle assembly to permit high flow rates of the dispensed liquid without squeezing of the bottle.

Abstract: A device may include a memory and a processor. The device may receive, from a ground control station (GCS) associated with an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), credentials associated with a user. The device may determine whether the GCS has been registered and determine, in response to determining that the GCS has been registered, whether the UAV has been registered. The device may present, in response to determining that the UAV has been registered, a list of UAVs the user is authorized to operate and receive selection of a particular UAV from the list of UAVs. The device may facilitate operational activities of the particular UAV.

Abstract: Systems and methods are configured for correcting the orientation of an image data object subject to optical character recognition (OCR) by receiving an original image data object, generating initial machine readable text for the original image data object via OCR, generating an initial quality score for the initial machine readable text via machine-learning models, determining whether the initial quality score satisfies quality criteria, upon determining that the initial quality score does not satisfy the quality criteria, generating a plurality of rotated image data objects each comprising the original image data object rotated to a different rotational position, generating a rotated machine readable text data object for each of the plurality of rotated image data objects and generating a rotated quality score for each of the plurality of rotated machine readable text data objects, and determining that one of the plurality of rotated quality scores satisfies the quality criteria.

Abstract: A comestible may include a solid mixture of at least 98% by weight inulin fiber by weight and 1.6% by weight other edible ingredients. The comestible may be a hard candy, cotton or spun fiber candy or nut or seed brittle. The comestible may be formed heating inulin fiber powder to its melting point or above and allowing the melted inulin fiber to cool and harden.

Abstract: In various embodiments methods to improve the detection of a lateral-flow immunoassay for the sensitive detection of the SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein or other analytes, as well as devices that incorporate those methods are provided.

Abstract: An apparatus for anastomosis of tubular structures includes two annular bodies. Each annular body has a first side, a second side, a central axis extending between the first and second sides, an inner wall defining a passageway that is open to the first and second sides for passing a tubular structure therethrough, and a plurality of spikes each extending from a base connected to the second side of the annular body to a pointed free end configured to pierce the tubular structure. The spikes are angled relative to the central axis such that for each of the spikes, the free end is positioned farther from the central axis in a radial direction than the base is to the central axis.

Abstract: A sensing device includes a range sensor configured to emit a signal toward the ground and to measure a distance between the range sensor and the ground, a sensor housing configured to house the range sensor, the sensor housing having a first opening through which the range sensor is configured to emit the signal, and a coupling member attached to the sensor housing and configured to couple the sensor housing to a body of a trailer or a chassis.

Abstract: A child transport carrier includes a lower frame, an upper frame, a rear frame, and a first upper seat support. The lower frame includes a first end and a second end. The upper frame includes a first end and a second end. The rear frame extends from the second end of the lower frame to the second end of the upper frame. The first upper seat support includes a cross-member extending transversely across the first upper seat support and having a first end and a second end. The cross-member is configured to move the first upper seat support between a first seat position and a second seat position. The upper frame extends from an upper end of the rear frame and the lower frame extends from a lower end of the rear frame.

Abstract: A vehicular autonomous driving system includes a fault prediction unit, including a processor and memory, configured to predict a potential future fault condition by: monitoring performance data associated with the plurality of autonomous driving components; comparing the performance data associated with the plurality of autonomous driving components to a plurality of performance thresholds; and determining the potential future fault condition for one of the plurality of autonomous driving components, when the performance data associated with the one of the plurality of autonomous driving components compare unfavorably to corresponding one of the plurality of performance thresholds.

Abstract: An auto-coupling system for coupling a trailer and a towing vehicle includes a base plate between a vehicle frame and a fifth wheel of the towing vehicle, an extendable arm rotatably coupled to the base plate at a first point and configured to extend in response to relative movement of the towing vehicle and the trailer, a spring fixedly coupled to the base plate at a second point and coupled to the extendable arm, the spring being configured to exert a retractive force onto the extendable arm, and an alignment assembly rotatably coupled to the extendable arm and configured to move against an outer perimeter of the trailer.

Abstract: A network change verification (NCV) system is disclosed for checking whether a proposed configuration change on a network alters the way that the network controls recently observed network flows. In embodiments, the system builds an observed flow control model (OFCM) from logs of recent flows observed in the network. The OFCM, which may be periodically updated based on newly observed flows, provides a compact representation of how individual network flows were ostensibly controlled by the network. When a proposed configuration change is received, the system analyzes the change against the OFCM to check whether the change will alter how the network controls recently observed flows. If so, the proposed change is blocked, and an alert is generated identifying flows that are affected by the change. The NCV system thus prevents network operators from accidentally making changes on the network that will materially alter the behavior of the network.

Abstract: A method for generating and handling optimized consumer segments is provided. The method includes receiving, in a server, a raw data from consumer devices, refining the raw data to capture a data pattern, and predicting a consumer behavior based on the data pattern, the consumer behavior defining attributes. The method also includes identifying a consumer segment based on the consumer behavior and a sharing of a one or more attributes among multiple consumers in the consumer segment, selecting at least one of an advertising message or a promotional offer to one or more consumers in the consumer segment to include in a payload content, identifying a media channel to deliver the payload content to one or more consumer devices, and providing the consumer segment to a display. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to perform the above method are also provided.

Abstract: Provided herein are immunomodulatory proteins comprising variant PD-L2 and nucleic acids encoding such proteins. The immunomodulatory proteins provide therapeutic utility for a variety of immunological and oncological conditions. Compositions and methods for making and using such proteins are provided.

Abstract: A buoyant wave energy device is disclosed that incorporates an open-bottomed tube of substantial length in which is partially enclosed a first body of water that oscillates in response to wave action. The device incorporates a buoy to which an upper end of the tube is connected and inside of which is trapped a second body of water of substantial mass. A differential phase in the oscillations of the water trapped in the tube, and the oscillations of the buoy of augmented mass, result in the periodic compression of a pocket of air trapped at the top of the tube, and in the subsequent expulsion of pressurized air through a turbine, thereby generating electrical power.

Abstract: A buoyant hydrodynamic pump is disclosed that can float on a surface of a body of water over which waves tend to pass. The pump incorporates an open-bottomed tube with a constriction. The tube partially encloses a substantial volume of water with which the tube's constriction interacts, creating and/or amplifying oscillations therein in response to wave action. Wave-driven oscillations result in periodic upward ejections of portions of the water inside the tube that can be collected in a reservoir that is at least partially positioned above the mean water level of the body of water, or pressurized by compressed air or gas, or both. Water within such a reservoir may return to the body of water via a turbine, thereby generating electrical power (making the device a wave engine), or else the device's pumping action can be used for other purposes such as water circulation, propulsion, or cloud seeding.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a method, system and program product for depositing and withdrawing a stable value digital asset tied to a blockchain in exchange for fiat.