Abstract: A door lock may include a latch bolt head and a blocking pin. The latch bolt head may be configured to move between an extended position and a retracted position to selectively engage a latch head pocket of a door jamb. The latch bolt head may also be configured to move between a first rotational position and a second rotational position, wherein the blocking pin is configured to prevent movement of the latch bolt head from the first rotational position to the second rotational position when the blocking pin is in an engaged position.

Abstract: An approach is provided for distributing a root key to a hardware security module (HSM) of an HSM cluster. A signed first command is transmitted to a source HSM to create a master key. A fingerprint of the master key is received in a response signed by the source HSM using a module signing key hardcoded into the source HSM at manufacturing time. A second command is transmitted to a first HSM to generate an importer key pair. A request is transmitted to the source HSM to create and export a wrapped master key. The master key wrapped with a transport key is received. The wrapped master key is transmitted to the first HSM. The master key is activated in the first HSM.

Abstract: Implementations are directed to receiving a first set of images included in a first video captured by a camera that monitors a human performing a task; processing the first set of images using a first machine learning (ML) model to determine whether the first set of images depicts a gesture that is included in a predefined set of gestures; in response to determining that the first set of images depicts a gesture included in a predefined set of gestures, processing a second set of images included in the first video using a second ML model to determine a first gesture type of the gesture; comparing the first gesture type with a first expected gesture type to determine whether performance of the task conforms to a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the task; and providing feedback representative of a comparison result in a user interface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a control system of an accessory for animals, wherein the accessory comprises: —a refillable device for spraying an active agent, the device comprising a container for the active agent and a nebulizer body with a controllable spray mechanism; —at least one sensor acquiring measurements relating to the animal wearing the accessory or to the environment thereof; and wherein said control system comprises: —a reception unit for receiving data including first data acquired by the at least one sensor; —a determination unit for calculating a risk of infestation of the animal by a parasite according to the data received and determining a control law of the spray mechanism according to the risk of infestation thus calculated, so as to obtain a determined control law; and—a transmission unit for sending the determined control law to the spray mechanism.

Abstract: Implementations include receiving an image of an object; obtaining a reconstructed image by processing the image through a ML model; obtaining a gradient difference image by comparing the image to the reconstructed image; generating an output image at least partially by suppressing non-significant regions representing non-significant anomalies from the gradient difference image using a non-significant suppression (NSS) map; determining whether an anomaly is depicted in the output image; and in response to determining that an anomaly is depicted in the output image, sending an alert indicating that the object is defective.

Abstract: Implementations for receiving first user input representative of a first accuracy-to-resource value for an AI model, determining a first training recipe for training of the AI model, the first training recipe including a first set of reduction strategies to be performed during training of the AI model, the first training recipe being determined through genetic search of an initial population to provide an updated population, the first set of reduction strategies being selected from the updated population, providing the first training recipe for training of the AI model to provide a first trained version of the AI model at least partially by executing one or more of pruning and quantization during training of the AI model, and outputting the first trained version of the AI model for inference.

Abstract: A system for adaptively controlling traffic control devices having a traffic signal system, a computing network, and a communication system is configured to restrict traffic in one or more directions through a junction and to selectively allow traffic through the restricted directions based, in part, on an identity or action of certain traffic. The traffic signal system is configured to be in communication with the computing network through the communication system. The mobile device is also configured to be in communication with the computing network through the communication system. Then the computing network adaptively controls the traffic signal system using a location of the mobile device.

Abstract: Implementations include actions of receiving an image; extracting a visual HOI and a set of visual embeddings, the visual HOI indicating a subject and an object; obtaining, using a vector library, a set of semantic HOIs and sets of semantic embeddings based on the subject, the object and a set of verbs included in the vector library, each set of semantic embeddings corresponding to a semantic HOI; processing, by a compositional model, the set of visual embeddings to provide a set of transition visual embeddings; processing the sets of semantic embeddings to provide respective sets of transition semantic embeddings; determining a set of scores based on the set of transition visual embeddings and the sets of transition semantic embeddings, each score representing a degree of similarity between the visual HOI and a semantic HOI; and determining at least one predicted HOI represented within the image based on the scores.

Abstract: Implementations include actions of receiving an image, providing a set of features for the image, determining a set of HOIs including one or more HOIs that are potentially represented in the image, providing sets of feature scores by, for each HOI in the set of HOIs, determining, by a first ML model, a set of feature scores for respective features in the set of features, generating, by a second ML model, sets of weights based on the set of HOIs, providing a set of final scores by, for each HOI in the set of HOIs, determining a final score based on a respective set of weights and the set of feature scores, each final score corresponding to a respective HOI in the set of HOIs, and selecting an output HOI for the image from the set of HOIs based on the set of final scores.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for controlling an accessory for an animal comprising a device spraying an active agent comprising a spray mechanism and at least one sensor acquiring measurements relating to the animal or its environment, the control system comprising: —a receiving unit which receives initial data acquired by the at least one sensor, —a determination unit which determines a control law for the spray mechanism, according to the received data, by selecting an operating mode (MP1, MP2, MP3, MS) from several modes (MP1, MP2, MP3, MS), each corresponding to a control law respectively encoding a number of activations of the spray mechanism for a predetermined duration and a duration for each activation, and —a sending unit capable of sending the determined control law to the spray mechanism.

Abstract: Portable road segments, herein referred to as surface vehicles, include first and second surface vehicles. A female wedge mount is attached to the first surface vehicle. The female wedge mount has a concave contact surface including three or more female contact surface segments an at least two female wedge slots. A male wedge mount is attached to the second surface vehicle. The male wedge mount has a convex contact surface including three or more male contact surface segments and at least two male wedge slots that are aligned with the at least two female wedge slots, respectively, when the convex contact surface of the male wedge mount and the concave contact surface of the female wedge mount are in aligned contact with one another to form an adjacent connection between the first and second surface vehicles. A mechanism includes at least two pins that are movable along the at least two male and female wedge slots, respectively, between unlocked and locked positions.

Abstract: Implementations are directed to receiving a first set of images included in a first video captured by a camera that monitors a human performing a task; processing the first set of images using a first machine learning (ML) model to determine whether the first set of images depicts a gesture that is included in a predefined set of gestures; in response to determining that the first set of images depicts a gesture included in a predefined set of gestures, processing a second set of images included in the first video using a second ML model to determine a first gesture type of the gesture; comparing the first gesture type with a first expected gesture type to determine whether performance of the task conforms to a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the task; and providing feedback representative of a comparison result in a user interface.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of reducing Miro1 level in a cell, the method comprising contacting the cell with an effective amount of a T-type calcium channel antagonist.

Abstract: A switching power converter is provided that communicates with a mobile device to receive a value of a load detection current. The switching power converter adjusts the cycling of a power switch until a constant current mode of operation is entered with a known output current driving the mobile device. The switching power converter subtracts the load current from the output current to measure a soft-short circuit current.

Abstract: The invention relates to a composite polymer matrix carrier for prolonged delivery of active substances suitable for controlled release over a sustained period of time. More particularly, the invention relates to a composite polymer matrix carrier comprising at least one thermoplastic polymer, at least one cellulose derivative, and at least one active agent, and the method for manufacturing same. The invention also relates to the use of a cellulose derivative for improving the incorporation of active agents in a thermoplastic polymer matrix.

Abstract: The present document describes a polyamide hot-melt resin having a chemical structure consisting of dimerized fatty acids and diamines, loaded with an active ingredient. The dimerized fatty acids may have 12 to 24 carbons and the diamines may have 2 to 14 carbons. The amine residual functional groups and acid residual functional groups within the polyamide hot-melt resin may have a [NH2]/[COOH] molar ratio below 5, and the active ingredient may be incorporated in quantities of between about 0.01 and about 55% by weight of weight of the resin. The present document also describes items molded from the polyamide hot-melt resins, and processes of preparing the polyamide hot-melt resins.

Abstract: A flyback converter is provided that detects a load-transient-produced increase in the output current to more quickly detect and respond to the load transient.

Abstract: Certificate and key management is provided. A signed certificate corresponding to an enterprise is deployed to a plurality of cryptographic communication protocol endpoint proxies located in a heterogeneous distributed computing environment where a private key corresponding to the enterprise is not placed in any of the plurality of cryptographic communication protocol endpoint proxies. Offload of cryptographic communications from the plurality of cryptographic communication protocol endpoint proxies to the hardware security module is received by the hardware security module where the hardware security module verifies connection authenticity for the plurality of cryptographic communication protocol endpoint proxies across the heterogeneous distributed computing environment using the private key corresponding to the enterprise that remains within a security boundary of the hardware security module.

Abstract: A button assembly for a door lock may include a button and a shank. The button may be toollessly couplable to the shank to allow force transmission between the button and the shank. The button may transfer linear force and torque along a longitudinal axis of the button to the shank to allow a state of an associated lock body to be changed.

Abstract: Speckle-modulated line illumination devices and associated methods are described that enable acquisition of images with high resolution and high speed simultaneously. One example speckle-modulated line illumination device includes a spatially coherent light source having a speckled output, a collimation lens positioned to receive the output of the spatially coherent light source, a cylindrical lens positioned to receive a collimated light produced by the collimation lens, and a diffuser positioned to receive a focused line illumination from the cylindrical lens, and to impart random phase variations in light that is output therefrom. The diffuser is coupled to a movement stage to impart rotational or translational movements to the diffusor as a function of time. Implementations of the disclosed technology can be used to develop reflectance confocal microscopy devices and scattering-based light sheet microscopy devices.