Abstract: A firefighting system includes a base plate having an opening and configured to receive a sensor, a top plate spaced apart from the base plate, a valve body disposed between the base plate and the top plate, a plurality of guide rods spaced around the base plate opening and disposed between the base plate and the top plate and coupled to the base plate, the plurality of guide rods and the top plate configured to support vertical displacement of the valve body, an actuator configured to vertically displace the valve body, and a constant flow rate control system configured to control the actuator to adjust a valve aperture formed between the valve body and the base plate.

Abstract: A control system for an electrified powertrain of an electrified vehicle includes a set of sensors configured to monitor a set of operating parameters of the electrified vehicle, each operating parameter of the set of operating parameters being related to the enablement/disablement of a power dissipation mode of the electrified powertrain and a control system configured to receive, from the set of sensors, the set of operating parameters, determine whether to enable/disable the power dissipation mode of the electrified powertrain based on the set of operating parameters, and determine a target power dissipation for the electrified powertrain and, when the power dissipation mode is enabled, control a set of power dissipation systems to achieve the target power dissipation and thereby reduce a thermal load on a friction brake system of the electrified vehicle.

Abstract: A method of controlling injection of a contrast medium by a contrast injector includes delivering, by a fluid transfer unit of a tissue treatment system, inflation fluid at an inflation pressure to a balloon. The method includes injecting, by a contrast injector of the tissue treatment system, contrast medium at an injection pressure into a vessel containing the balloon. The method includes determining one or more of the inflation pressure or the injection pressure. The method includes stopping, based on one or more of the inflation pressure or the injection pressure, injection of the contrast medium. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.

Abstract: A 3D production apparatus and method that receives a 3D production file containing an extrusion control command for controlling an extruder mechanism. A corrected extrusion control command is generated based on the extrusion control command and a correction formula. The extruder mechanism is controlled in accordance with the corrected extrusion control command.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to electric, potentially-driven shades usable with insulating glass (IG) units, IG units including such shades, and/or associated methods. In such a unit, a dynamic shade is located between the substrates defining the IG unit, and is movable between retracted and extended positions. The dynamic shade includes on-glass layers including a transparent conductor and an insulator or dielectric film, as well as a shutter. The shutter includes a resilient polymer-based layer and a conductive layer. A first voltage is applied to the transparent conductors to cause the shutter to extend to a closed position, and a second voltage is applied to a stop to electrostatically hold the shutter in the closed position. The first and second voltage levels can be reduced once the shutter is extended to the closed position, the reduction to the first voltage level being greater than the reduction to the second voltage level.

Abstract: In one aspect, photoactive compositions are described herein for targeted or selective delivery of therapeutic agents to diseased tissue and/or diseased sites within a patient. A photoactive composition comprises a membrane-based carrier and a photoactivated lytic component coupled to the membrane-based carrier, the photoactivated lytic component comprising a lysing agent and photolabile lytic blocking agent.

Abstract: A firefighting system includes a base plate having an opening and configured to receive a sensor, a top plate spaced apart from the base plate, a valve body disposed between the base plate and the top plate, a plurality of guide rods spaced around the base plate opening and disposed between the base plate and the top plate and coupled to the base plate, the plurality of guide rods and the top plate configured to support vertical displacement of the valve body, an actuator configured to vertically displace the valve body, and a constant flow rate control system configured to control the actuator to adjust a valve aperture formed between the valve body and the base plate.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for non-intrusive monitoring by sensing physical parameters such as electric and/or magnetic fields. Such apparatus and techniques may find application in a variety of fields, such as monitoring consumption of electricity, for example.

Abstract: A valve assembly for a firefighting bucket includes a base plate having an opening, a valve body configured to seal the opening of the base plate, and a linear actuator coupled to the valve body and configured to displace the valve body. Valve control systems direct the release of firefighting material through the valve assembly at a constant flow rate. The valve body may have a chamfered, tapered, or rounded surface to restrain the head pressure of the firefighting material.

Abstract: A method for analyzing existing digital files to recognize sensitive data in the textual content. The method includes extracting features describing the environmental context in which a file was created and the file content itself and modeling and analyzing pairwise relations between text that exist within a given file; the text itself; and characteristics that exist about the text in relation to the entire file. The method takes the extracted features, including the data itself and its context, and analyzes this data with artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms such as decision trees and neural networks to predict whether a document includes sensitive data. Leveraging AI algorithms rather than discrete algorithms carries with it the advantage of being able to handle massive volumes of data, as well as the ever increasing varieties of data.

Abstract: Techniques for controlling a forced-induction engine having a low pressure cooled exhaust gas recirculation (LPCEGR) system comprise determining a target boost device inlet pressure for each of one or more systems that could require a boost device inlet pressure change as part of their operation and boost device inlet pressure hardware limits for a set of components in the induction system, determining a final target boost device inlet pressure based on the determined sets of target boost device inlet pressures and boost device inlet pressure hardware limits, and controlling a differential pressure (dP) valve based on the final target boost device inlet pressure to balance (i) competing boost device inlet pressure targets of the one or more systems and (ii) the set of boost device inlet pressure hardware limits in order to optimize engine performance and prevent component damage.

Abstract: Certain example embodiments relate to electric, potentially-driven shades usable with insulating glass (IG) units, IG units including such shades, and/or associated methods. In such a unit, a dynamic shade is located between the substrates defining the IG unit, and is movable between retracted and extended positions. The dynamic shade includes on-glass layers including a transparent conductor and an insulator or dielectric film, as well as a shutter. The shutter includes a resilient polymer-based layer and a conductive layer. A first voltage is applied to the transparent conductors to cause the shutter to extend to a closed position, and a second voltage is applied to a stop to electrostatically hold the shutter in the closed position. The first and second voltage levels can be reduced once the shutter is extended to the closed position, the reduction to the first voltage level being greater than the reduction to the second voltage level.

Abstract: Disclosed is a securities trading program for trading individual lots of a security which can be run at a security trader's computer station. The program generates a trading screen comprising a listing of multiple bids for the security, each bid having a price, as well as a listing of multiple priced offers for the security. The bid and offer listings are active, enabling the trader to hit any one of the displayed bids or take any one of the displayed offers, for example by selecting and clicking on a displayed bid or offer. In one embodiment, the bids and offers are arranged in side-by-side columns on the trader's screen, helping the trader to rapidly overview the market for a particular security, and compare different, possibly competitive, securities by paging through level-of-interest windows for each security.

Abstract: Disclosed is a securities trading program for trading individual lots of a security which can be run at a security trader's computer station. The program generates a trading screen comprising a listing of multiple bids for the security, each bid having a price, as well as a listing of multiple priced offers for the security. The bid and offer listings are active, enabling the trader to hit any one of the displayed bids or take any one of the displayed offers, for example by selecting and clicking on a displayed bid or offer. In one embodiment, the bids and offers are arranged in side-by-side columns on the trader's screen, helping the trader to rapidly overview the market for a particular security, and compare different, possibly competitive, securities by paging through level-of-interest windows for each security.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for determining a position of a nozzle of a 3D printer are described. In certain implementations, a method for determining a position of a nozzle of a 3D printer is provided. The method includes moving a nozzle assembly relative to a test feature of a calibration object such that a nozzle tip contacts the test feature for a plurality of times. The nozzle assembly includes the nozzle that has the nozzle tip. The method also includes reading positions of the nozzle when the nozzle tip contacts the test feature. The method further includes determining a relative position of an end point of the nozzle relative to a reference point.

Abstract: A system and methods for location authentication are presented. An estimated server signal is estimated based on a generated known code signal, and a client received satellite signal is received from a client device. The client received satellite signal is compared to the estimated server signal to provide a comparison result.

Abstract: Engine low pressure cooled exhaust gas recirculation (LPCEGR) control techniques comprise receiving a measured position of an accelerator pedal and, based on this measurement, detecting a transient tip-out event or a transient tip-in event. In response to detecting the transient tip-out event, an EGR depletion rate is temporarily increased by at least one of (i) downstream throttle valve control to maintain at least a minimum engine airflow or to regulate a rate of decrease of the airflow into the engine, (ii) cylinder bank fuel shutoff, and (iii) pre-scheduled EGR valve control based on the measured accelerator pedal position. In response to detecting the transient tip-in event, an EGR delivery rate is temporarily increased by at least one of (i) the pre-scheduled EGR valve control and (ii) controlling intake/exhaust valves of cylinders of the engine to enable a scavenging mode.

Abstract: Techniques for controlling a forced-induction engine having a low pressure cooled exhaust gas recirculation (LPCEGR) system comprise determining a target boost device inlet pressure for each of one or more systems that could require a boost device inlet pressure change as part of their operation and boost device inlet pressure hardware limits for a set of components in the induction system, determining a final target boost device inlet pressure based on the determined sets of target boost device inlet pressures and boost device inlet pressure hardware limits, and controlling a differential pressure (dP) valve based on the final target boost device inlet pressure to balance (i) competing boost device inlet pressure targets of the one or more systems and (ii) the set of boost device inlet pressure hardware limits in order to optimize engine performance and prevent component damage.

Abstract: Multicast transmissions are efficient but do not allow for individual acknowledgement that the data was received by each receiver. This is not acceptable for isochronous systems that require specific levels of QoS for each device. A multimedia communications protocol is provided that uses a novel multi-destination burst transmission protocol in multimedia isochronous systems. The transmitter establishes a bi-directional burst mode for multicasting data to multiple devices and receiving Reverse Start of Frame (RSOF) delimiters from each multicast-destination receiver in response to multiple SOF delimiters, thus providing protocol-efficient multi-destination acknowledgements.