Abstract: Provided herewith is a closed loop circuit including a transistor operable as a microscopic switch device to amplify electron pressures. The transistor has a collector connected to a positive voltage source. An optocoupler is provided, connected in parallel to the positive voltage source, and triggered in response to a triggering unipolar pulse from a network. An output of the optocoupler is connected to a base of the transistor. A capacitor is provided, connected between the emitter of the transistor and a ground, and having an anode and a cathode for receiving a capacitive dielectric medium therebetween, such that, electrons flow through dielectric medium to the transistor from a ground state in order to break down the dielectric material. In the preferred embodiment, the dielectric material includes water which is dissociated into hydrogen and oxygen.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of processing raw sensor data in an Aviation Internet of Things (AIoT) system is provided. The computer-implemented method comprises obtaining, by a network interface of a sensor processing unit (SPU), raw sensor data from one or more systems of a vehicle; providing, by the network interface, the raw sensor data to one or more processing units of the SPU; performing, by the one or more processing units, one or more processing tasks on the raw sensor data to produce processed data; and providing, by the network interface, the processed data to the one or more systems.

Abstract: Semiconductor devices and methods of fabricating semiconductor devices are provided. The present disclosure provides a semiconductor device that includes a first fin structure and a second fin structure each extending from a substrate; a first gate segment over the first fin structure and a second gate segment over the second fin structure; a first isolation feature separating the first and second gate segments; a first source/drain (S/D) feature over the first fin structure and adjacent to the first gate segment; a second S/D feature over the second fin structure and adjacent to the second gate segment; and a second isolation feature also disposed in the trench. The first and second S/D features are separated by the second isolation feature, and a composition of the second isolation feature is different from a composition of the first isolation feature.

Abstract: An accessory for use with an oscillating power tool includes an attachment portion having a first planar member, a second planar member parallel to the first planar member, a central opening defined in one of the first planar member and the second planar member, a keyed sidewall disposed at least partially around the central opening and extending from the first planar member to the second planar member transverse to the first planar member and to the second planar member, and a plurality of equiangularly spaced recesses defined in one of the first planar member and the second planar member, the recesses spaced apart from the keyed sidewall and not in communication with the central opening. A working portion may be couplable to the attachment portion and configured to perform an operation on a workpiece.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for detecting amplicon generated using loop-mediated amplification (LAMP). In particular, the invention relates to compositions comprising molecular beacons and/or LAMP primers and methods for generating and detecting LAMP amplicons. In particular, molecular beacons that bind to novel regions of a LAMP amplicon, and methods of using these probes, are provided.

Abstract: The systems and methods provided herein are directed to automatically capturing, curating, and sharing recordings of a user. The automated recording and sharing features are designed to adapt to user preferences based on a history of what the user has chosen to record and share previously.

Abstract: The systems and methods provided herein are directed to a system for managing a jointly owned autonomous vehicle. The system schedules usage of the vehicle by different owners, makes the vehicle available for rental by third parties when not in use by the owners, and distributes expenses and rental revenue to owners proportional to each owner's ownership interest or in accordance with user behavior and vehicle usage, as appropriate.

Abstract: Techniques for detecting infections in a patient in relation to temperature values obtained from implantable temperature sensors are described. An example implantable temperature sensor may be included within a housing of an implantable medical device (IMD). In some examples, the temperature sensor may determine a plurality of temperature values over time. Processing circuitry of the IMD or of an external device may smooth the temperature values and apply an infection detection model to the smoothened temperature signal to determine an infection status of the patient.

Abstract: Systems and methods for are disclosed for determining whether to output an indication of a urinary tract infection (UTI) in a patient, based on sensor data indicative of one or more common symptoms of UTIs, including, but not limited to, nocturia, fatigue or tremors; fever or chills; agitation or restlessness; lower back pain; painful urination; and presyncope or syncope.

Abstract: Provided in this disclosure is an electrolysis system using voltage in a purely physical process, without resorting to passing current through an electrolyte in a chemical process. The present invention includes a tri-coil design resonant cavity transformer that utilizes the dielectric properties of a material acting as part of a “closed loop” electrical (Resistor, Inductor, Capacitor) RLC circuit. The tri-coil transformer (or TCT) is tuned to the dielectric properties of a suitable material, which can be water, liquid metals, or even ambient air. The TCT can be a tri-coil resonating cavity transformer employing either a Maxwell or Helmholtz tri-coil design. The present invention entails a physical approach to electrolysis based on voltage and not amperage to dissociate a selected dielectric medium, an approach that is 180 degrees out of phase from traditional Faraday electrolysis.

Abstract: Live objects in heap memory exceeding a threshold size and that have not been recently accessed are compressed or offloaded to secondary memory or storage. Compressing or offloading an object can further be based on how old the object is, which can be determined based on how many garbage collections the object has survived. Objects comprising references to other objects can be split into two sub-objects, one containing value fields that is compressed or offloaded and one containing reference fields that remains uncompressed in heap memory. Heap memory can undergo compaction after objects are compressed or offloaded. Compression accelerators can be used for compression and the decision of whether to compress or offload an object can be based on accelerator throughput, latency, availability, as well as other computing system metrics or characteristics. The compressing and offloading of objects and subsequent compaction can make more heap memory available for object allocation.

Abstract: An acoustic transducer comprises a transducer substrate having an aperture defined therethrough. At least one diaphragm is disposed on the transducer substrate over the aperture. A back plate is disposed on the transducer substrate and axially spaced apart from the at least one diaphragm. A perimetral support structure is disposed circumferentially between the at least one diaphragm and the back plate at a radially outer perimeter of the back plate. A plurality of perimetral release holes are defined circumferentially through at least one of the at least one diaphragm or the back plate proximate to and radially inwards of the perimetral support structure, at least a portion of the plurality of perimetral release holes defining a non-circular shape.

Abstract: A method for communicating data between a vehicle and a ground system comprises receiving, by a vehicle bus multiplexer on the vehicle, the data via a plurality of vehicle data buses from an onboard system. The method further comprises multiplexing, by the vehicle bus multiplexer, the data into at least one data path of a multi-use power interface. Also, the method comprises transmitting, by the multi-use power interface via at least one data path, the data from the vehicle bus multiplexer to a ground bus multiplexer associated with the ground system. In addition, the method comprises demultiplexing, by the ground bus multiplexer, the data from at least one data path of the multi-use power interface into a plurality of ground data buses associated with the ground system. Further, the method comprises transmitting, by the ground bus multiplexer, the data via the plurality of ground data buses to the ground system.

Abstract: Techniques for obtaining impedance data to provide an early warning for heart failure decompensation are described. An example device may be configured to measure subcutaneous impedance values, and increment an impedance score. In some examples, the device may use an adaptive threshold and fluid index in incrementing the impedance score. In some examples, the impedance score is compared to a threshold to determine a heart failure status of a patient. In some examples, may cause resets in fluid index values and/or determine positions or orientations of the device when determining the impedance score.

Abstract: Techniques for obtaining impedance data to provide an early warning for heart failure decompensation are described. An example device may be configured to measure subcutaneous impedance values, and increment an impedance score. In some examples, the device may use an adaptive threshold and fluid index in incrementing the impedance score. In some examples, the impedance score is compared to a threshold to determine a heart failure status of a patient.

Abstract: An oscillator including a tuned resonating cavity uses an alternating electrostatic unipolar burst of voltage to oscillate water molecules into a superheated state. Particle displacement is achieved by opposite electrical charge potentials as the electromotive force mover upon water molecules. These short oscillations cause elastic and inelastic particle impacting of the bipolar water molecules. The oscillator of the present invention is implemented with a dual-switching transformer which is tuned to resonate with water. Electrodes are formed of an electro-conductive material submerged in/or around the water. Resonant metallic capacitive vessels are made in various shapes and sizes to reach determined thermal radiating electromagnetic levels as they are progressively oscillated during operations.

Abstract: Techniques for determining a likeliness that a patient may incur an adverse health event are described. An example technique may include utilizing a probability model that uses as evidence nodes various diagnostic states of physiological parameters, which may include one or more subcutaneous impedance parameters. The probability model may include a Bayesian Network that determines a posterior probability of the adverse health event occurring within a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed for automatically calibrating a reference orientation of an implantable medical device (IMD) within a patient. In one example, sensors of an IMD sense a plurality of orientation vectors of the IMD with respect to a gravitational field. Processing circuitry of the IMD processes the plurality of orientation vectors to identify an upright vector that corresponds to an upright posture of the patient. The processing circuitry classifies the plurality of orientation vectors with respect to the upright vector to define a sagittal plane of the patient and a transverse plane of the patient. The processing circuitry determines, based on the upright vector, the sagittal plane, and the transverse plane, a reference orientation of the IMD within the patient. As the orientation of the IMD within the patient changes over time, the processing circuitry may recalibrate its reference orientation and accurately detect a posture of the patient.

Abstract: Systems and methods for random fill caching and prefetching for secure cache memories are provided. The system dynamically de-correlates fetching a cache line to the processor from filling the cache with this cache line, due to a demand memory access, in order to provide greater security from information leakage due to cache side-channel attacks on cache memories. The system includes a random fill engine which includes a random number generator and an adjustable random fill window. Also provided is an adaptive random fill caching system which dynamically adapts the random fill window to a wide variety of computational workloads. Systems and methods for cache prefetching to improve system performance using adaptive random fill prefetching and random fill prefetching are also provided.

Abstract: A system for security health monitoring and attestation of virtual machines in cloud computing systems is provided. The system includes a cloud server having a virtual machine and a hypervisor. The cloud server collects security measurement information and signs and hashes the security measurement information using a cryptography engine. The system also includes an attestation server for receiving the hashed security measurement information from the cloud server. The attestation server also verifies the signature and hash values, and interprets the security measurement information. The attestation server generates an attestation report based on the verification and interpretation of the security measurement information.