Abstract: An electrical device including a surface which may be exposed to heat derived from operation of the electrical device such that the temperature of the surface increases during operation. The surface includes a temperature sensor including first and second electrodes separated by a layer of control material. The material properties and/or configuration of the control material are selected such that the electrical conductivity of the control material increases with increasing temperature so that electrical current is able to pass between the first and second electrodes once the temperature of any part of the control material has reached or exceeded a predetermined temperature. The temperature sensor extends over substantially the whole of the surface. A system including the electrical device and a method of controlling the electrical device is also disclosed.

Abstract: An electronic device for simulating load currents when testing a tow-vehicle brake controller is described. The electronic device utilizes current monitoring circuitry to measure a current of an input signal from the tow vehicle. The electronic device also includes a series of resistors that are arranged in parallel on the input signal as wells a series of switches (e.g., relays or transistors) that can activate and deactivate each one of the resistors. Microcontroller circuitry within the electronic device controls the series of switches based on the measured current of the input signal, and, by extension, controls the series of resistors applied to the input signal. In so doing, the electronic device is able to simulate a desired load current on the tow-vehicle brake controller being tested.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an antenna for an RFID device includes providing a conductive material on a substrate and performing a first cutting process on the conductive material to define an initial antenna. Additional cutting processes are performed on the initial antenna to define a final antenna, with the first and any subsequent cutting processes being different. The subsequent cutting processes are capable of more finely defining regions of the antenna, such as in some embodiments when the first cutting process is a die cutting process and a second cutting process is a laser cutting process. While the subsequent cutting processes are capable of more finely defining regions of the antenna than the first cutting process. By combining multiple cutting processes, a final antenna equivalent to one made using only one or more of the subsequent cutting processes may be created at a lower cost.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling extraction of landfill gas from a landfill via a gas extraction system comprising a plurality of wells are provided herein. In some embodiments, the method comprises obtaining a concentration of a greenhouse gas measured a distance above a surface of a region comprising the plurality of wells; determining whether the measure of the concentration of the greenhouse gas is greater than a first threshold; and in response to determining that the measure of the concentration of the greenhouse gas is greater than the first threshold, increasing a flow rate of landfill gas being extracted from at least one well of the plurality of wells.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a processor core that includes an instruction decode circuit and a control circuit. The instruction decode circuit is configured to decode instructions, including a plurality of store instructions used to store information in a memory hierarchy. The control circuit is configured, after a particular store instruction is decoded, to preserve store information related to the particular store instruction, including a first program counter value for the particular store instruction. In response to decoding a subsequent load instruction with a corresponding second program counter value, the control circuit is configured to determine, using the first and second program counter values, whether a dependency has been established between the subsequent load instruction and the particular store instruction. In response to a determination that the dependency has been established, the control circuit is configured to use the preserved store information to perform the subsequent load instruction.

Abstract: A control system for controlling abrasive blasting apparatus and an abrasive blasting apparatus including such a control system. The control system controls delivery of air and blast media to a blast nozzle of the abrasive blasting apparatus. The control system includes a deadman's switch, the deadman's switch features a user operable control. The user operable control is moveable from a first position, where the control system causes the abrasive blasting apparatus to not deliver air or blast media, to a second position where the control system causes the abrasive blasting apparatus to deliver both air and blast media. When the user operable control is in an intermediate position between the first and second positions, the control system causes the abrasive blasting apparatus to deliver air but not blast media. The control system may have control elements whose state may be sequentially changed by the user operable control as it moves.

Abstract: One embodiment of the present invention sets forth a technique for performing frame interpolation. The technique includes generating (i) a first set of feature maps based on a first set of rendering features associated with a first key frame, (ii) a second set of feature maps based on a second set of rendering features associated with a second key frame, and (iii) a third set of feature maps based on a third set of rendering features associated with a target frame. The technique also includes applying one or more neural networks to the first, second, and third set of feature maps to generate a set of mappings from a first set of pixels in the first key frame to a second set of pixels in the target frame. The technique further includes generating the target frame based on the set of mappings.

Abstract: The present invention provides the use of a packaging cell line for the production of VSV-G pseudotyped retroviral vector particles or virus like particles thereof, wherein said packaging cell line is negative for Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor (LDLR), optionally said packaging cell line stably expresses VSV-G. A method for producing said VSV-G pseudotyped retroviral vector particles or virus like particles thereof is disclosed as well as said particles obtained by said method.

Abstract: In one embodiment, an RFID device is disclosed that contains a first conductive structure and a second conductive structure formed from multiple conductive materials configured to move between a first operating condition and a second operating condition when exposed to an event or other stimuli. The second conductive structure is initially operatively coupled to the first conductive structure in the first operating condition. However, after exposure to the event, the first conductive structure is altered to change the behavior of the RFID device. The RFID device is attachable to a substrate, such as a garment or a fabric, and the event may be a single or multiple occurrence event, such as washing, stretching, heating, or exposure of the RFID device to electrical signals.

Abstract: The invention includes systems and methods to provide a research reporting narrative, in particular, for research metrics. Specifically, the invention includes content performance metrics and contributing factors to performance, The invention collects, analyzes, and places into a narrative format, data from research that is not easily digestible. The invention provides a quick and efficient report for absorption by users.

Abstract: Adaptive verifiable training enables the creation of machine learning models robust with respect to multiple robustness criteria. In general, such training exploits inherent inter-class similarities within input data and enforces multiple robustness criteria based on this information. In particular, the approach exploits pairwise class similarity and improves the performance of a robust model by relaxing robustness constraints for similar classes and increasing robustness constraints for dissimilar classes. Between similar classes, looser robustness criteria (i.e., smaller ?) are enforced so as to minimize possible overlap when estimating the robustness region during verification. Between dissimilar classes, stricter robustness regions (i.e., larger ?) are enforced. If pairwise class relationships are not available initially, preferably they are generated by receiving a pre-trained classifier and then applying a clustering algorithm (e.g., agglomerative clustering) to generate them.

Abstract: A lens hood system designed to accommodate one or more lens filters via one or more recesses. The lens filters may be inserted through various access points, including front, back, or side openings, and can be secured using methods such as threading, snap-fit tabs, or sliding mechanisms. The lens hood may be equipped with movable frame portions allowing for roll, pitch, and yaw rotations of the filters, independently or collectively, to optimize filter alignment. Additionally, the inner surfaces of the lens hood may be non-reflective or feature designs to minimize unwanted light reflections, enhancing image quality.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide machine learning training techniques for implementing a multi-modal interpretation process to generate holistic outputs for an event. The techniques may include generating, using first layers of a multi-modal machine learning model, text-based intermediate representations for an entity based on textual input data. The techniques include generating, using second layers of the multi-modal machine learning model, image-based intermediate representations for the entity based on the text-based intermediate representations and input images for the entity. The techniques include generating, using one or more third layers of the multi-modal machine learning model, an entity representation summary based on the image-based intermediate representations and an image narrative summary for the input images. The techniques include initiating the performance of a prediction-based action based on the entity representation summary.

Abstract: A compound comprising a first ligand LA of Formula I, is provided. In Formula I, each of moiety A, moiety B, and moiety C is ring or a polycyclic fused ring system; each of X and Z1 to Z5 is C or N; Y is N, B, and P; each of K1 and K2 is a direct bond or a linker; each R?, R?, RA, RB, and RC is hydrogen or a General Substituent defined herein; any two substituents can be joined or fused together to form a ring; and the ligand LA is coordinated to a metal M by the dashed lines. Formulations, OLEDs, and consumer products containing the compound are also provided.

Abstract: The present invention features a filter canister device for filtering clot material from whole blood. The device includes an upper filter chamber and a lower filter chamber coupled to the upper filter chamber. The device further includes a coarse filter mesh disposed within the upper filter chamber, configured to capture the clot material from whole blood directed into the upper filter chamber, and a fine filter mesh disposed within the lower filter chamber, configured to filter the whole blood into filtered whole blood. The device further includes an inlet port fluidly coupled to the upper filter chamber, configured to accept the whole blood into the upper filter chamber. The device further includes an outlet port fluidly coupled to the lower filter chamber, configured to accept the filtered whole blood from the lower filter chamber and direct it to an external source.

Abstract: Polymers polymerized from an alpha-olefin monomer and a carbon monoxide monomer. The polymers include a carbon-based backbone formed from carbons of the alpha-olefin monomer and the carbon of the carbon monoxide monomer. The polymer includes in-backbone ketones formed from the carbon monoxide monomer. The in-backbone ketones may include isolated ketones, alpha-branched ketones, or both. Methods of forming the polymer and compositions containing the polymer.

Abstract: A circular loom for continuously weaving fabric with a varying diameter includes a variable diameter weaving ring, independently actuated heddles, and at least one shuttle including a weft insertion arm attached to a linear rail system configured to adjust the position of weft insertion arm based on a diameter of weaving ring. An associated method includes varying the diameter of weaving ring, independently actuating heddles and adjusting the position of weft insertion arm along linear rail system to continuously produce hollow textile products having variable diameters.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a clamp mechanism to secure a temperature sensor to a plumbing fixture. The clamp includes a first semicircular portion and a first sensor housing lobe; a second semicircular portion and a second sensor housing lobe; wherein the first and second sensor housing lobes being hingedly coupled together and defining a first bore between the first and second semicircular portions to fit around pipe structures and around a test cock, and wherein the first and second sensor housing lobes defining a second bore between the first and second sensor housing lobes to house a temperature sensor configured to generate temperature sensor data indicative of an ambient temperature around the plumbing fixture.

Abstract: Glass cores with embedded power delivery components are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a glass layer including an opening, a dielectric material within the opening, a first cluster of inductors extending through the dielectric material, and a second cluster of inductors extending through the dielectric material, the second cluster spaced apart from the first cluster, the dielectric material extending continuously from around the first cluster to around the second cluster.