Abstract: A vehicle battery terminal clamp assembly features a clasping mechanism and a securement assembly. The clasping mechanism includes a top wall with an upper battery post aperture and an upper slit, a bottom wall with a lower battery post aperture and a lower slit, and a front wall integrally extending between the top and bottom walls and including a front slit, and wherein the upper slit, the lower slit, and the front slit are arranged to form a continuous slit that extends from the upper battery post aperture, across the front wall and to the lower battery post aperture. The upper and lower battery post apertures are configured to receive an extent of a post extending from the vehicle battery. The securement assembly applies less than a nominal compressive force on the clasping mechanism, wherein the top wall of the clasping mechanism is substantially parallel with the bottom wall of the clasping mechanism.

Abstract: A CVD single crystal diamond having a smallest linear dimension of no less than 3.5 mm, a concentration of single substitutional nitrogen atoms in their neutral charge state (Ns0), as measured by EPR, of between 20 and 250 ppb, a hue angle, hab, between 75 and 135°.

Abstract: In one example, a system includes a semiconductor package having a metal contact. The system includes a metal submount. The metal submount includes a plurality of spring pin connectors embedded in the metal submount, the plurality of spring pin connectors being thermally and electrically connected to one another through the metal submount. The metal contact of the semiconductor package is thermally and electrically coupled to the metal submount through the plurality of spring pin connectors.

Abstract: A single photon avalanche diode (SPAD) device is presented. The SPAD device comprising: a Si-based avalanche layer formed over an n-type semiconductor contact layer; a p-type charge sheet layer formed in or on the avalanche layer, the p-type charge sheet layer having an in-plane width; a Ge-based absorber layer, formed over the charge sheet layer and/or the avalanche layer, and overlapping the charge sheet layer, the Ge-based absorber layer having an in-plane width; wherein, at least in one in-plane direction, the in-plane width of the Ge-based absorber layer is greater than the in-plane width of the p-type charge sheet layer.

Abstract: End launch termination devices are shown and disclosed. In one embodiment, the device includes a housing, a first clamp fixedly attached to the housing, and a second clamp opposed to the first clamp and movably attached to at least one of the first clamp or the housing, the first and second clamps defining a gap therebetween to receive a test substrate. The device additionally includes a conductor received in the cavity and fixedly attached to the housing, a center pin attached to the conductor and extending into the gap, and a rod resistor received in the cavity, attached to the conductor, and extending out of the housing.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a hydratable concentrated surfactant composition. The composition is pourable, easy to dilute, substantially free of sulfate and oil, comprises a C6-C14 acid, alcohol, amide or mixture thereof, anionic surfactant and an amphoteric surfactant, zwitterionic surfactant or both. The composition is in lamellar phase and thickens and transforms to an isotropic phase upon dilution. The composition comprises a mono-, di and/or tri-ester, can be used as a concentrate in small volumes and diluted as used and needed or can be diluted with water in refill packaging to ensure a reduction in plastic waste.

Abstract: A smoking cartridge configured to removably engage with the bowl of a smoking apparatus comprises a receptacle, a sealing member, and an opening that comprises inwardly projecting flaps. The receptacle is configured to contain a smoking material. The sealing member is disposed along the periphery of the receptacle proximal to a lower portion of the receptacle. The sealing member is configured to removably engage and seal with the bowl of the smoking apparatus. The opening is disposed at a bottom of the receptacle, which is defined by inwardly projecting adjustable flaps. The flaps are configured to be adjustably bent to vary the size of the opening.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a hydratable concentrated surfactant composition. The composition is pourable, easy to dilute, substantially free of sulfate and oil, comprises a C6-C14 acid, alcohol, amide or mixture thereof, anionic surfactant and an amphoteric surfactant, zwitterionic surfactant or both. The composition is in lamellar phase and thickens and transforms to an isotropic phase upon dilution. The composition comprises a hydroxyfunctionalized compound, can be used as a concentrate in small volumes and diluted as used and needed or can be diluted with water in refill packaging to ensure a reduction in plastic waste.

Abstract: A thermal control system is provided for monitoring and maintaining the temperature of a fluid sample within a cartridge having a plurality of wells. The thermal control system includes a heater block assembly having a cartridge slot sized and shaped to receive the cartridge within the heater block assembly. The heater block assembly is comprised of thermally conductive material. The thermal control system also includes a printed circuit board assembly coupled to the heater block assembly. The printed circuit board assembly is configured to generate heat and deliver the heat to the heater block assembly. The heater block assembly is configured to distribute the heat to the fluid sample located within the wells of the cartridge.

Abstract: A method transfers facial expressions from a performance input to a 3D CG character. The method comprises: providing an inference engine trained for receiving, as input, images exhibiting facial expressions and outputting, for each input image, a 3D CG representation of a CG character having a character facial expression corresponding to that of the input image; receiving performance input, the performance input comprising, or convertible to, one or more performance input images, each of the one or more performance input images exhibiting a performance facial expression; and inputting the performance input images to the inference engine to thereby infer, for each of performance input image, a corresponding 3D CG representation of an output CG character having an inferred character facial expression corresponding to the performance facial expression of the performance input image.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of making a polycrystalline diamond (PCD) body comprising a PCD table with a height of at least 10 mm.

Abstract: The invention relates to lamellar liquid composition comprising acyl isethionate, methyl acyl taurate, amphoteric and/or zwitterionic surfactant. Unexpectedly, applicants have found that, when ratio of isethionate to taurate is kept at about to 1:1, enhanced lather is achieved. Other criticalities include ratio of amphoteric and/or zwitterionic to anionic surfactant, total amount of surfactant, and pH.

Abstract: A smoking cartridge configured to removably engage with the bowl of a smoking apparatus comprises a receptacle, a sealing member, and an opening that comprises inwardly projecting flaps. The receptacle is configured to contain a smoking material. The sealing member is disposed along the periphery of the receptacle proximal to a lower portion of the receptacle. The sealing member is configured to removably engage and seal with the bowl of the smoking apparatus. The opening is disposed at a bottom of the receptacle, which is defined by inwardly projecting adjustable flaps. The flaps are configured to be adjustably bent to vary the size of the opening.

Abstract: A pump assembly is disclosed. The pump assembly including an outer casing having a first end, an opposing second end, and a cavity therein; a discharge tube positioned in the cavity and exiting the first end of the outer casing; a check valve positioned in the cavity and operably connected to the discharge tube by a coupling; and a multi-float control assembly positioned in the cavity, the multi float control assembly including a bottom float check valve operably connected to the discharge tube by the coupling and an upper float check valve connected to a vent exiting the first end of the outer casing.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a hydratable concentrated surfactant composition. The composition is pourable, easy to dilute, substantially free of sulfate and oil, comprises a C6-C14 acid, alcohol, amide or mixture thereof, anionic surfactant and an amphoteric surfactant, zwitterionic surfactant or both. The composition is in lamellar phase and thickens and transforms to an isotropic phase upon dilution. The composition is substantially free of isethionates, can be used as a concentrate in small volumes and diluted as used and needed or can be diluted with water in refill packaging to ensure a reduction in plastic waste.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a method of making a shaped tool component from a precursor sintered body comprising polycrystalline diamond (PCD). The sintered body has a PCD table joined to a substrate, and the PCD table varies in depth. The resulting shaped tool component thus also has a PCD layer with varying depth. A method of making a shaped tool component comprising polycrystalline diamond (PCD), comprising the steps: h. Adding a diamond feed stock to a refractory cup; i. Adding a p re-shaped cemented carbide body to the refractory cup adjacent the diamond feed stock; j. Compacting the diamond feed stock and cemented carbide body to form a green body; k. Sintering the green body at a temperature between 1400° C. to 2100° C.

Abstract: A sliding door roller for a sliding door includes a slide disposed within a housing and a truck assembly disposed within the slide. When the truck assembly is retracted within the slide, the truck assembly and the slide are at least partially engaged to as to restrict or prevent the truck assembly from dropping out of the housing and rotating within the housing. The truck assembly being disengaged from the slide via an adjustment fastener to move the truck assembly towards and extended position relative to the housing.

Abstract: Improvements in a molecular-dynamic simulator provide ways to save energy during computation and reduce die area consumed on an integrated circuit. Examples of such improvements include different interaction modules for different ranges, the use of streaming along rows while multicasting along columns in an array of interaction modules, the selection of computation units based on balancing computational costs and communication costs, the use of fences in networks that connect computation units, and the use of bond calculators to carry out specialized bond calculations.

Abstract: An adjustable mounting assembly includes (i) a housing with front and rear collars joined by a threaded engagement, the rear collar including teeth oriented toward the front collar, (ii) a front body part extending outwardly through an opening in the front collar, (iii) an intermediate body part coupled to the front body part, and (iv) a rear body part coupled to the intermediate body part, the rear body part including teeth oriented toward the rear collar, the mounting assembly adjustable such that (a) when the threaded engagement is tightened, the teeth of the rear body part are positioned in an interlocking engagement with the teeth of the rear collar, preventing rotation about a pitch axis of the mounting assembly, and (b) when the threaded engagement is loosened, the teeth of the rear body part are disengageable from the teeth of the rear collar, allowing rotation about the pitch axis.