Abstract: A cargo restraint assembly for a cargo handling system is provided. The cargo restraint assembly includes a base assembly. The base assembly includes a plunger. Responsive to being activated, the plunger is configured to extend in a first direction into an opening within a modular container thereby restraining the modular container in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction. The base assembly further includes a compression spring. The compression spring provides a restraint to keep the plunger locked in an outwardly extended state in an activated state or locked in an inwardly retracted state in a deactivated state.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new class of methanogen inhibitors for ruminants, in particular new pyromellitic diimide derivatives for ruminants. The invention also extends to the use of such derivatives in ruminants to reduce methane production in the rumen and/or to enhance productivity in the ruminant.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure are directed to network optimization of various workload servers running in a distributed cloud platform through closed loop machine learning inferencing performed locally on the workload servers. The workload servers can each be equipped with one or more machine learning accelerators to respectively perform local predictions for the workload servers. In response to the local predictions, attributes of the workload servers can be adjusted automatically for optimizing the network.

Abstract: A froth flotation unit including a flotation tank, a froth collecting launder having a froth overflow lip and a near coarse launder having a second lip. The second lip is arranged closer to the bottom of the flotation tank than the froth overflow lip. A froth flotation method for treating coarse particles suspended in slurry in the froth flotation unit is also provided.

Abstract: An analysis device is configured to operate a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system and to receive an audio signal from a sound sensor, wherein the audio signal is associated with a condensing unit component of the HVAC system. The device is configured to determine an audio signature from the audio signal and to determine a fault type that is associated with the audio signature and to output a recommendation based on the determined fault type.

Abstract: A memory device comprising a programmable command-and-address (CA) interface and/or a programmable data interface is described. In an operational mode, two or more CA interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, CA interfaces may be active. In an operational mode, all of the data interfaces may be active. In another operational mode, at least one, but not all, data interfaces may be active. The memory device can include circuitry to select: an operational mode; a sub-mode within an operational mode; one or more CA interfaces as the active CA interface(s); a main CA interface from multiple active CA interfaces; and/or one or more data interfaces as the active data interfaces. The circuitry may perform these selection(s) based on one or more bits in one or more registers and/or one or more signals received on one or more pins.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods, systems, and devices for generating security challenges are described. An identity management system may obtain image descriptions. The image descriptions may include a first image description set that corresponds to a sequence of events and a second image description set that is unassociated with the sequence of events. The identity management system may obtain images based on the image descriptions. The images may include a first image set that corresponds to the sequence of events and a second image set that is unassociated with the sequence of events. The identity management system may generate a security challenge using the images. The security challenge may request for a user to identify the sequence of events from the images. Identification of the sequence of events may be based on each image of the first image set being contextually relevant to the sequence of events.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for controlling a heart pump system are described. The heart pump system includes a first heart pump and a second heart pump and a controller. The controller includes a data interface configured to receive first data from the first heart pump and second data from the second heart pump, and at least one computer processor. The at least one computer process is programmed to display in a first portion of a user interface, an indication of the first data, display in a second portion of the user interface, an indication of the second data, and control an operation of the first heart pump and/or the second heart pump.

Abstract: Embodiments include therapeutic small molecules for use in treating addiction and neurological disorder by stimulating neuroplasticity. The therapeutic small molecule can increase neuroplasticity and improve neural function by affecting upstream regulators of FOS, JUN, BDNF, CDC42 and CCL2. The therapeutic small molecule can also aid in reduction of Amyloid plaques via binding with amyloid beta (a4).

Abstract: A cargo restraint assembly for a cargo handling system is provided. The cargo restraint assembly includes a base assembly. The base assembly includes a plunger, a compression spring, and an attenuation lock. Responsive to being activated, the plunger is configured to extend in a first direction into an opening within a modular container thereby restraining the modular container in a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction. The compression spring provides a restraint to keep the plunger locked in an outwardly extended state in an activated state or locked in an inwardly retracted state in a deactivated state. The attenuation lock is configured to block the plunger from attenuating from the activated state unless acted upon by an actuation/de-actuation lever.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a viewing optic. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic having an integrated display system. In one embodiment, the disclosure relates to a viewing optic having an integrated display system for generating images that are projected into the first focal plane of an optical system.

Abstract: A guidewire for intravascular procedures is provided. The guidewire may include a guidewire shaft and a distal end. The guidewire shaft may include a proximal shaft portion that is substantially straight and an intermediate portion integral with or connected to the proximal shaft portion. The intermediate portion may have a meandering shape in at least one first plane. The distal end may be connected to the intermediate portion of the guidewire shaft and have a curved shape in a second plane different from the at least one first plane of the meandering shape of the intermediate portion.

Abstract: A guide for routing a lace or tension member about an article includes a material strip having a longitudinal length and a lateral width. The material strip is folded along the longitudinal length to form a loop within which the lace or tension member is disposed. The material strip has or defines a center portion and two end portions along the lateral width. The guide includes a pre-curve so that a curvature in the loop is present or defined while the guide is in a relaxed or untensioned state.

Abstract: A conductive structure for use with a RFID device having a metallic mass that is below a standard detection threshold of a metal detector and a method of manufacturing the same is disclosed herein. The conductive structure preferably comprises a pair of dipole arms extending from a tuning loop, wherein each of the pair of dipole arms terminates in a load end. The conductive structure may be manufactured from a printed metallic ink, or by cutting, lasering, or etching a metal foil. The conductive structure is modified to reduce overall thickness and metallic mass of the device as much as possible, while still maintaining an acceptable level of performance. Portions of the load ends may also be hollowed out to further reduce the conductive structure's metallic mass.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a system comprises a host processor and a storage system. The storage system comprises one or more storage devices, and each storage device comprises a non-volatile memory and a compute offload controller. The non-volatile memory stores data, and the compute offload controller performs compute tasks on the data based on compute offload commands from the host processor.

Abstract: A system for providing advanced characterization of an optical fiber span is based upon the use of a pair of optical time domain reflectometers (OTDRs), located at opposing end terminations of the span being characterized. Each OTDR performs standard reflectometry measurements and transmits the resulting OTDR trace to monitoring equipment in a typical manner. The pair of OTDR traces is thereafter combined in a particular manner (“stitched together”) to create an OTDR trace of the entire fiber span (essentially doubling the operational range of prior art OTDR measurement capabilities). The transmit portion of one OTDR may be paired with the receive portion of the other OTDR, with time-of-light measurements (or signal loss measurements) used to determine optical path length and/or optical signal loss of the span. Using a multi-wavelength light source in the paired transmit/receive arrangement allows for a characterization of chromatic dispersion of the span.

Abstract: A system for optically modulating a plurality of optical channels includes a power delivery module adapted to convert a coherent light beam into a plurality of optical channels, at least one optical modulator, optically coupled to the power delivery module, the at least one optical modulator adapted to optically modulate each of the plurality of the optical channels, and a vacuum chamber having a trapping plane therein, the vacuum chamber adapted to generate an addressable array of trapped particles at the trapping plane, wherein each of the plurality of optical channels is optically coupled to at least one of the trapped particles of the addressable array.

Abstract: A method of controlling a pumping stage of a fracturing fleet at a wellsite with a set of diesel pumps and at least one electric pump to reduce the total operating cost by decreasing the flowrate to the pump units with the higher operating cost and increasing the flowrate to the pump units with the lower operating costs. An optimization process on a computer system communicatively connected to the plurality of pumping units can communicate a first interim setpoint to each pumping unit. The optimization process can calculate an operating cost for the diesel frac pumps based on sensor measurements of pressure, flowrate, and motor speed. The optimization process can calculate an operating cost for the electric frac pumps based on the measured power usage and cost of the power. The optimization process can lower the operating cost of fracturing fleet below a threshold operating cost value.

Abstract: A display device including a display panel and a driving circuit is provided. The display panel is configured to display an image frame. The driving circuit is coupled to the display panel. The driving circuit is configured to output a gate signal to drive the display panel to display the image frame during a driving period. The driving period includes a first period, a second period, and a third period. The gate signal has a first voltage level during the first period and a second voltage level during the second period. The second voltage level is greater than the first voltage level.