Abstract: A vehicle is disclosed. The vehicle includes a passenger cabin; a steering assembly including a steering wheel mounted on a steering column assembly; and a ventilation system having a first air outlet for discharging a first jet of air, and a second air outlet for discharging a second jet of air. The first air outlet and the second air outlet are located on the steering column and the second jet of air intersects and deflects the first jet of air.

Abstract: Polymeric compositions are described comprising a biocompatible polymer including a biodegradable linkage to a visualization agent and a non-physiological solution; wherein the biocompatible polymer is soluble in the non-physiological solution and insoluble in a physiological solution. Methods of forming the solutions and polymers are disclosed as well as methods of therapeutic use.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for detecting full waste canister and/or fluid flow path blockage conditions are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods and apparatuses for controlling a pump. In some embodiments, flow of fluid can be restricted in a portion of the fluid flow path. A controller can be configured to compare a difference in pressure values upstream and downstream of a fluid flow restrictor to a pressure difference threshold, and determine based on the comparison whether to activate an alarm indicating the full waste canister condition or the fluid flow path blockage condition. The controller can be additionally or alternatively configured to determine a fluid flow using a flow meter, open a selectable valve in response to a comparison of the fluid flow with a fluid flow threshold, determine fluid flow after opening the valve, and determine based on the fluid flow after opening the valve whether to activate the alarm.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating and providing a pressurized breathable gas to a patient's airways includes a respiratory pressure therapy (RPT) device having an engagement port pneumatically and electrically coupled to the RPT device, and an air delivery tube configured to engage the engagement port so as to pass a flow of breathable gas to a patient interface. The air delivery tube includes electric contacts associated with a heating and/or a sensing arrangement. The air delivery tube includes a locking collar rotatably movable between (1) an unlocked position to allow connection/disconnection of the air delivery tube to/from the engagement port, and (2) a locked position to releasably lock the air delivery tube to the engagement port. The air delivery tube is structured and arranged to, when the locking collar is rotated into the locked position, pneumatically connect to the engagement port and define an operational configuration of the apparatus.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating and providing a pressurized breathable gas to a patient's airways includes a respiratory pressure therapy (RPT) device having an engagement port pneumatically and electrically coupled to the RPT device, and an air delivery tube configured to engage the engagement port so as to pass a flow of breathable gas to a patient interface. The air delivery tube includes electric contacts associated with a heating and/or a sensing arrangement. The air delivery tube includes a locking collar rotatably movable between (1) an unlocked position to allow connection/disconnection of the air delivery tube to/from the engagement port, and (2) a locked position to releasably lock the air delivery tube to the engagement port. The air delivery tube is structured and arranged to, when the locking collar is rotated into the locked position, pneumatically connect to the engagement port and define an operational configuration of the apparatus.

Abstract: A heat deflection apparatus that is configured to be secured to a grill wherein the present invention provides deflection of heat and smoke egressing from the rear of the barbeque grill. The present invention includes a frame configured to be secured to the barbeque grill wherein the frame includes lower lateral support members. The frame further includes horizontal support members that are configured to extend outward from the lower lateral support members. Additionally, included in the frame are upper lateral support members that extend upward from the horizontal support members. A shelf support member is superposed the horizontal support members operable to receive tray members thereon. An upper heat shield member is secured to the upper lateral support members and a lower heat shield member is adjacent thereto extending downward therefrom. A void is present intermediate the overlapping edges of the upper heat shield member and lower heat shield member.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for dynamic document annotations. In some implementations, a keyword is identified in a first view of a document, the first view being provided on a user interface. An annotation for the keyword is provided for display at a first location with the first view provided on the user interface. An adjustment to the first view is detected that causes a second view of the document on the user interface, where a position of the keyword in the second view is different from a position of the keyword in the first view. In response to detecting the adjustment to the first view, the annotation is hidden from the user interface, and, after hiding the annotation, the annotation for the keyword is provided for display at a second location with the second view of the document.

Abstract: An apparatus for treatment of a respiratory condition, the apparatus comprising: a pressure generator configured to generate a flow of breathable gas; an intermediate component pneumatically connected to an air delivery tube, the intermediate component comprising a port configured to facilitate propagation of sound outside of the intermediate component; a sensor attached externally to the intermediate component and located adjacent to the port of the intermediate component, the sensor configured to sense sound propagated through the air delivery tube; and a controller. The controller can be configured to: receive a sound signal generated by the sensor as a result of sensing sound during operation of the apparatus, analyse the received sound signal, and effect a response based at least in part on the analysing.

Abstract: A stopper for securing an end of a lace in an article having at least one eyelet, the stopper comprising a body member having first and second sides and first, second, and third through openings. The second through opening is located a spaced distance from the first opening. The third through opening being located on a side of the first through opening opposite the second through opening and being sized and dimensioned to spread at portion of the lace in the third through opening into a flattened form. The lace engaging edge on the body member located on a side of the second through opening generally opposite the first through opening for passage of the lace thereover from the second through opening to the third through opening.

Abstract: A stopper for securing an end of a lace in an article having at least one eyelet, such as a shoe, without having to form an exposed knot. A thin, rigid body includes a series of openings arranged in a row, including a first, middle opening through which the lace is routed from the eyelet, a second opening proximate one end through which the lace is routed from the middle opening, and a third opening proximate an opposite through which the lace is routed from the second opening via the first end of the body, the third opening having a slot-shaped configuration. When tension is applied to the lace, as by a foot being inserted into a shoe, a locking engagement is formed between the lace and stopper and the stopper reacts against the eyelet. The stopper may be hidden from view behind the eyelet stay of a shoe.

Abstract: A respiratory system is configured to pressurize and deliver a flow of respiratory gas to a patient's airways. The respiratory system includes a cushion configured to sealingly engage the patient's face and a blower mounted to the cushion and configured to pressurize a flow of respiratory gas. An interface structure is attached to an outlet of the blower and an aperture in the cushion. The interface structure forms a gas flow path between the cushion and the blower. The gas flow path is configured to deliver the pressurized respiratory gas from the blower through the aperture in the cushion. The gas flow path is also configured to vent exhaled gas from the aperture in the cushion to atmosphere. The respiratory system also includes headgear configured to support the cushion and the blower on the patient's face.

Abstract: A tape wrap dispenser comprising an outer enclosure having a first side with a first aperture, a center section with a tape exit slot, and a second side with a second aperture. Also included are a first release/cut button which is attached to the first side, a second release/cut button which is attached to the second side, and a neck lanyard having a safety quick release routed through both the first aperture and the second aperture. There is a central hub inside the outer enclosure and a tape wrap roll mounted on the central hub and which extends through the tape exit slot. A mechanical linkage connected to the first and second release/cut buttons moves a cutter that cuts the tape at the tape exit slot. The outer enclosure should have a flat surface to prevent rolling.

Abstract: A respiratory system is configured to pressurize and deliver a flow of respiratory gas to a patient's airways. The respiratory system includes a cushion configured to sealingly engage the patient's face and a blower mounted to the cushion and configured to pressurize a flow of respiratory gas. An interface structure is attached to an outlet of the blower and an aperture in the cushion. The interface structure forms a gas flow path between the cushion and the blower. The gas flow path is configured to deliver the pressurized respiratory gas from the blower through the aperture in the cushion. The gas flow path is also configured to vent exhaled gas from the aperture in the cushion to atmosphere. The respiratory system also includes headgear configured to support the cushion and the blower on the patient's face.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method of simulating an operation of an artificial neural network on a binary neural network processor includes receiving a binary input vector for a layer including a probabilistic binary weight matrix and performing vector-matrix multiplication of the input vector with the probabilistic binary weight matrix, wherein the multiplication results are modified by simulated binary-neural-processing hardware noise, to generate a binary output vector, where the simulation is performed in the forward pass of a training algorithm for a neural network model for the binary-neural-processing hardware.

Abstract: A connector cable is provided, and includes an electrical cord with an electrical connector at each end. The cable includes a plurality of annular magnets positioned on the cord and a spacing sleeve positioned between each adjacent pair of magnets. The magnets are polarized radially, and are configured to rotate freely on the cord, so that when the cable is coiled, the attract and couple with each other, rotating on the cord to bring their poles into appropriate alignment. the spacing sleeves maintain a regular spacing between the magnets so that they couple together in a neat coil.

Abstract: An apparatus for generating and providing a pressurised breathable gas to a patient's airways includes a respiratory pressure therapy (RPT) device having an engagement port pneumatically and electrically coupled to the RPT device, and an air delivery tube configured to engage the engagement port so as to pass a flow of breathable gas to a patient interface. The air delivery tube includes electric contacts associated with a heating and/or a sensing arrangement. The air delivery tube includes a locking collar rotatably movable between (1) an unlocked position to allow connection/disconnection of the air delivery tube to/from the engagement port, and (2) a locked position to releasably lock the air delivery tube to the engagement port. The air delivery tube is structured and arranged to, when the locking collar is rotated into the locked position, pneumatically connect to the engagement port and define an operational configuration of the apparatus.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for dynamic document annotations. In some implementations, a keyword is identified in a first view of a document, the first view being provided on a user interface. An annotation for the keyword is provided for display at a first location with the first view provided on the user interface. An adjustment to the first view is detected that causes a second view of the document on the user interface, where a position of the keyword in the second view is different from a position of the keyword in the first view. In response to detecting the adjustment to the first view, the annotation is hidden from the user interface, and, after hiding the annotation, the annotation for the keyword is provided for display at a second location with the second view of the document.

Abstract: A master lighting fixture and a satellite lighting fixture can each include an LED board including multiple LEDs that can emit visible light. A power supply and a LED regulator can be connected to the LED board in the master lighting fixture to provide power to operate the LED board. The LED board in the master lighting fixture can be connected to the LED board in the satellite lighting fixture to form a circuit to allow the power provided by the LED driver to be transmitted to the LED board in the satellite lighting fixture. A defect in the LED board in the master lighting fixture or the satellite lighting fixture can open the circuit, which can prevent power from being transmitted through the LED boards to enhance the performance of LEDs in the LED boards or reduce a risk of damage that can be caused by the LED boards.

Abstract: An ankle-foot orthosis for a lower leg, ankle, and foot of a patient, the ankle-foot orthosis including: a foot plate; a calf-cuff member; and a strut member extending between the foot plate and the calf-cuff member, the strut member coupling to a posterior side of the foot plate and the calf-cuff member, the strut member being formed from layers of carbon fiber and at least one layer of a thermoplastic material.

Abstract: A PAP system is adapted for treatment of respiratory disease or sleep disordered breathing and includes a headgear adapted for engaging a patient's head. The PAP system also includes a patient interface adapted to be secured to and sealed against a portion of the patient's face, in use, by the headgear. The PAP system further includes a flow generator adapted to be connected to the patient interface. The flow generator is adapted to be secured by a portion of the headgear to the patient's head. In addition, the flow generator includes a blower adapted to provide pressurised breathable gas to a patient through the patient interface. The blower is at least partially vibrationally isolated from the patient's head by at least one foam layer mounted within the flow generator to secure the blower. The at least one foam layer is adapted to reduce the amount of transmitted vibration received by the patient.