Abstract: Embodiments include archery sights mounted or mountable on an archery bow. The sight incorporates a sight pin and an adjustment assembly in combination with an electronic module to indicate or control the desired position of the sight pin. The electronic module calculates and displays correlated target distances based on the position of the sight pin.

Abstract: A medical device that includes a handle, a sheath extending from the handle, and a tool within the sheath and movable relative to the sheath. The handle includes an inner body and an outer body disposed over the inner body. The outer body is movable relative to the inner body. The handle includes a first actuator secured to the tool. The first actuator has an actuated state permitting movement of the tool relative to the sheath in response to moving the outer body relative to the inner body. The handle includes a second actuator secured to the sheath. The second actuator has an actuated state permitting movement of the sheath relative to the tool in response to moving the second actuator relative to the outer body. An unactuated state of the first actuator and an unactuated state of the second actuator prevents movement of the tool relative to the sheath.

Abstract: A battery pack for an electric vehicle or a hybrid vehicle may include a housing, a stack of battery cells disposed within the housing, and a cooling subassembly. The housing typically holds the cell stack together, and the cooling subassembly typically cools the cell stack to prevent damage to the battery cells and to maintain the performance of the battery cells. The cooling subassembly may include a cold plate defining a liquid flow channel and one or more thermoelectric devices (TEDs) that are operable to cool the cell stack when current is supplied thereto. Heat spreaders may be employed within the battery pack, and exemplary configurations of components to thermally and mechanically couple the cooling subassembly are described.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure deal with stabilizers for an archery bow. In one embodiment, the stabilizer includes one or more rechargeable batteries. The batteries are configured to store energy for release via one or more accessory ports on the stabilizer. For example, the stabilizer may be used to charge a mobile device and/or power electronic archery equipment. In certain examples, the accessory and/or charging ports are accessible from the exterior of the stabilizer to enable easy access for a user.

Abstract: A method may include obtaining a first sensor input signal and converting the first sensor input signal to a second sensor input signal having a common data format based on one or more data conversion rules. The method may include appending the second sensor input signal with a variable that describes information relating to the first sensor input signal. The method may include broadcasting the second sensor input signal in the common data format to one or more data storages and sending an instruction to actuate warehouse operations to one or more receiving systems based on the one or more data storages to which the second sensor input signal is broadcast. The method may include controlling one or more operations of a warehouse based on the instruction to actuate warehouse operations.

Abstract: A method for producing an ultrasonic transducer or ultrasonic transducer array, the method comprising providing or depositing a layer of piezoelectric material on a substrate. The piezoelectric material is a doped, co-deposited or alloyed piezoelectric material. The piezoelectric material comprises: a doped, co-deposited or alloyed metal oxide or metal nitride, the metal oxide or metal nitride being doped, co-deposited or alloyed with vanadium or a compound thereof; or zinc oxide doped, co-deposited or alloyed with a transition metal or a compound thereof. Optionally, the deposition of the layer of piezoelectric material is by sputter coating, e.g. using a sputtering target that comprises a doped or alloyed piezoelectric material. In examples, the layer of piezoelectric material is deposited onto the substrate using high power impulse magnetron sputtering (HIPIMS). Further enhancement may be obtained using substrate biasing (e.g. DC and/or RF) during deposition of the layer of piezoelectric material.

Abstract: A uterine manipulator device includes: an elongated cannulated tube comprising a proximal end and a distal end; a cervical cup having a top proximal portion of a first diameter and a base distal portion of a second smaller diameter, wherein: the base distal portion includes a hole formed therein having a perimeter including a distal end and a proximal end, and including a longitudinal axis positioned therethrough; one of the proximal end of the perimeter and the distal end of the perimeter is angled away from the longitudinal axis and the other of the proximal end of the perimeter and the distal end of the perimeter is in line with the longitudinal axis; and the elongated cannulated tube is positioned through the hole in the cervical cup.

Abstract: An ultrasonic sensor comprising an ultrasonic transducer, the ultrasonic transducer comprising: a piezoelectric element; and an active electrode and a counter electrode adapted for electrical connection to the piezoelectric element; wherein the piezoelectric element, the active electrode and the counter electrode are comprised in at least part of an electrical circuit for operating the piezoelectric element; the ultrasonic sensor is mounted or configured to be mountable to an entity to be sensed; and the ultrasonic sensor is adapted such that removal of the ultrasonic sensor from the entity causes a breaking of an electrical circuit so as to render the ultrasonic sensor inoperable or irreversibly inoperable.

Abstract: The disclosure features non-irritating pharmaceutical compositions containing CD101 in pharmaceutical acceptable salt (e.g., CD101 acetate) or neutral form. The pharmaceutical compositions can be intravenously administered to a subject to treat fungal infections (e.g., candidiasis) in the subject.

Abstract: The present invention relates to echinocandin cyclopeptides and to methods for preparing echinocandin cyclopeptides.

Abstract: Three dimensional (3D) graph structures are constructed from images captured from subjects. The 3D graph structures are composed of nodes which can be queried to identify presence of anatomical abnormalities, such as multiple sclerosis lesions. As additional images are captured from the subjects over time, 3D graph structures are efficiently updated and analyzed, which reveals the topology and temporal nature of multiple sclerosis disease by exposing novel structural features of the brain through representation of data as interactive 3D projections.

Abstract: There is provided an assembly for a turbocharger, the assembly comprising a turbine housing and a nozzle ring, wherein one of the turbine housing and the nozzle ring comprises a tongue and the other of the turbine housing and the nozzle ring comprises a corresponding slot, the tongue and slot being configured to engage and prevent relative rotation of the turbine housing and the nozzle ring. Also provided is a method of manufacturing a turbine housing, assembly for use in a turbocharger, or a turbocharger.

Abstract: A turbine for a turbo-machine is proposed in which, at a gas inlet for a turbine wheel, vanes extend from a nozzle ring though slots in a shroud. The nozzle ring and shroud are relatively rotatable about a rotational axis of the turbine by at least 0.1 degrees. In use, the nozzle ring and shroud are relatively rotated to bring one side of the vane into close contact with one surface of the slot, to inhibit leakage of gas between the vane and the slot surface. For this purpose the respective surfaces of the nozzle and slot can be configured to closely conform to each other. If there is differential thermal expansion of the shroud and nozzle ring, the nozzle ring and shroud can relatively rotate, to withdraw the vane from the edge of the slot to relieve the pressure between them.

Abstract: A method for inspecting a non-woven material is provided. The method comprises introducing, by a sonotrode, ultrasonic energy to weld the non-woven material, supporting, by an anvil roll, the non-woven material between the anvil roll and the sonotrode, rotating the anvil roll to transfer the non-woven material in a downstream direction, taking, by an imaging unit disposed downstream of the anvil roll, an image of the non-woven material, and processing the image by an image processing unit. The image processing unit comprises identifying a defect based on the image, classifying the defect into one of a plurality of categories, analyzing a cause of the defect based on the respective category, determining a component causing the defect, and notifying the cause with a recommended remedial action associated with the component.

Abstract: An ultrasonic device comprising at least one ultrasonic transducer that is operable to receive an ultrasonic signal and produce an electrical signal responsive to, and indicative of, the received ultrasonic signal; an on-board processing system for processing the electrical signal to determine data therefrom; and a communications system for communicating the data with an external processing system, wherein the ultrasonic device is configured to protect the integrity of the ultrasonic data using a distributed ledger.

Abstract: A downhole tool having a mandrel, and a bottom slip disposed around the mandrel. The bottom slip includes a circular body having a one-piece configuration characterized by a plurality of slip segments by at least partial material connectivity therearound. The bottom slip is made of a filament wound composite material, which means the bottom slip has a plurality of layers joined by respective interface layers. An outer slip surface of at least one of the plurality of slip segments is defined in cross-section by a plane P that intersects a longitudinal axis of the downhole tool at an angle a1 when the bottom slip is in an unset position.

Abstract: Variable geometry turbines having new configurations of vanes are disclosed. New methods for designing new configurations of vanes for geometry turbines having are also disclosed.

Abstract: Variable geometry turbines having new configurations of vanes are disclosed. New methods for designing new configurations of vanes for geometry turbines having are also disclosed.

Abstract: A turbine comprises a turbine wheel for rotation within a turbine housing, the turbine housing including at least one volute arranged to deliver a fluid to the turbine wheel via the turbine nozzle. A method for determining a width of a turbine nozzle for the turbine, comprises selecting from a relationship between a turbine stage efficiency and an effective nozzle area, at least one target effective nozzle area. As used here, the effective nozzle area is dependent on both the width of the turbine nozzle and a whirl angle induced by the at least one volute. The method further comprises determining, in dependence on the whirl angle, the width of the turbine nozzle as a width that will achieve the at least one target effective nozzle area.

Abstract: The present invention relates to echinocandin cyclopeptides and to methods for preparing echinocandin cyclopeptides.