Abstract: A heating appliance generally includes a housing having a compartment and a door for selectively accessing the compartment. The compartment is sized to receive a food product. The heating appliance also includes a heating element disposed within the compartment for cooking the food product, and a control unit for operating the heating element to cook the food product without preheating the compartment.

Abstract: A high-lift device surface and associated method of designing the high-lift device surface is described. Methods include entering one or more flight conditions, and receiving aerodynamic forces at a wing, the wing comprising a fixed portion, a seal coupled to and extending from the fixed portion of the wing, and a high-lift device surface having an as-built shape determined based on an anticipated deformation during flight. Methods also include deforming the high-lift device surface based, at least in part, on the received aerodynamic forces, contacting, based on the deforming, the high-lift device surface with the seal, wherein the deforming causes the high-lift device to deform from the as-built shape to a second shape, and wherein the contacting causes the high-lift device to fully contact the seal to prevent air flow between the seal and the high-lift device surface due to the received aerodynamic forces.

Abstract: A base power unit for a blender includes a housing supporting a motor coupled to a drive shaft, the drive shaft coupled to a drive element. The base power unit also includes a fan coupled to the drive shaft, where the fan is located between the motor and the drive element. The housing defines an air flow path passing the motor, where the fan receives air after the air enters the housing through an intake vent, and the fan causes the air to pass out of the housing through an exit vent.

Abstract: A high-lift device surface and associated method of designing the high-lift device surface is described. The flap can be attached to a wing on aircraft. The method can involve determining a manufactured shape of the flap. The manufactured flap shape can be deflected in some manner, such as bent or twisted, so that under selected flight conditions, such as cruise, the manufactured flap shape morphs into a second desired shape that satisfies specified constraints, such as geometric and sealing constraints. An advantage of the approach is that the flap doesn't have to be mechanically forced, using mechanical elements, into the second desired shape. The elimination of the mechanical elements results in weight and cost savings to aircraft on which the flap is deployed.

Abstract: An electronic shielding device used to secure articles like keys and key fobs from radiating signals is disclosed. The electronic shielding device includes a housing having a lid member and a storage member, a locking unit for securing articles utilizing a locking mechanism and a plurality of attachment means connecting the lid member to the storage member. The locking unit is keyed or coded to a customer's own specific key/lock. The electronic shielding device is designed to attach to an object such as but not limited to a vehicle, a door and a window.

Abstract: The systems and methods described herein assist persons with the use of computers based on eye gaze, and allow such persons to control such computing systems using various eye trackers. The systems and methods described herein use eye trackers to control cursor (or some other indicator) positioning on an operating system using the gaze location reported by the eye tracker. The systems and methods described herein utilize an interaction model that allows control of a computer using eye gaze and dwell. The data from eye trackers provides a gaze location on the screen. The systems and methods described herein control a graphical user interface that is part of an operating system relative to cursor positioning and associated actions such as Left-Click, Right-Click, Double-Click, and the like. The interaction model presents appropriate user interfaces to navigate the user through applications on the computing system.

Abstract: Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for acquiring metrology inspection data of manufactured physical parts, identifying measurement uncertainty scores at various stages of the process of manufacturing and inspecting the physical parts, and leveraging the measurement uncertainty scores to evaluate manufacturing setups for the capability to make and/or inspect other parts. The scores can be specific to particular geometric features, and manufacturing setups can be identified for new parts based on the geometric features of those parts. To this end, the metrology system can receive inspection data and tolerance specifications in a variety of formats and convert the data into a standardized feature-based format. Standardized metrology data can be aggregated into appropriate subsets to identify uncertainty attributable to performance of a particular metrology inspector, manufacturing system, or metrology device with respect to specific geometric features of manufactured parts.

Abstract: A method for generating a dialogue event in a natural language processing system comprises loading, into a computer memory, a computer-readable seed command describing an ordered sequence of two or more top-level dialogue events. A dialogue event includes a client utterance or a computerized assistant response. The seed command includes one or more sub-commands, each sub-command corresponding to a portion of the ordered sequence of two or more top-level dialogue events, and the focal sub-command of the one or more sub-commands being parametrized by a seed semantic parameter. The method further comprises re-parametrizing the focal sub-command by outputting a plurality of different re-parametrized focal sub-commands wherein, in each re-parametrized focal sub-command, the seed semantic parameter is replaced by one of a plurality of different synthetic semantic parameters.

Abstract: A switch mode power supply is described including a primary side for coupling to a mains supply and a secondary side for coupling to a device, an isolation transformer comprising a primary coil and a secondary coil and arranged to isolate the primary side from the secondary side, and a noise filter coupled between a primary ground at the primary side and a secondary ground at the secondary side, the noise filter having a conductance value that varies with frequency. The noise filter conductance comprises a peak conductance in a peak conductance frequency region. The noise filter is operable to reduce the common-mode noise of the switch mode power supply at frequencies occurring in the peak conductance frequency region.

Abstract: An electronic shielding device used to secure articles like keys and key fobs from the radiating signals is disclosed. The electronic shielding device includes a housing having a lid member and a storage member, a locking unit for securing articles utilizing a locking mechanism and a plurality of attachment means connected with the housing. The lid member includes first latch member and the storage member includes a second latch member. The radiating signal includes radio frequency and electromagnetic signals. The lid member is detachably attached with the storage member utilizing the first latch member and the second latch member. The locking unit is keyed and coded to a customer's own specific key/lock. The electronic shielding device is designed to attach to an object such as but not limited to a vehicle, a door and a window.

Abstract: An interaction assistant conducts multiple turn interaction dialogs with a user in which context is maintained between turns, and the system manages the dialog to achieve an inferred goal for the user. The system includes a linguistic interface to a user and a parser for processing linguistic events from the user. A dialog manager of the system is configured to receive alternative outputs from the parser, and selecting an action and causing the action to be performed based on the received alternative outputs. The system further includes a dialog state for an interaction with the user, and the alternative outputs represent alternative transitions from a current dialog state to a next dialog state. The system further includes a storage for a plurality of templates, and wherein each dialog state is defined in terms of an interrelationship of one or more instances of the templates.

Abstract: An interaction assistant conducts multiple turn interaction dialogs with a user in which context is maintained between turns, and the system manages the dialog to achieve an inferred goal for the user. The system includes a linguistic interface to a user and a parser for processing linguistic events from the user. A dialog manager of the system is configured to receive alternative outputs from the parser, and selecting an action and causing the action to be performed based on the received alternative outputs. The system further includes a dialog state for an interaction with the user, and the alternative outputs represent alternative transitions from a current dialog state to a next dialog state. The system further includes a storage for a plurality of templates, and wherein each dialog state is defined in terms of an interrelationship of one or more instances of the templates.

Abstract: There is provided an indoor/outdoor tabletop grill appliance which uses quartz halogen tubes as radiant heating elements to provide cooking functionality combined with the aesthetics of the outdoor grilling experience. The invention provides the advantage of various forms of cooking that also speed up the cooking process: direct heat on the food item from the quartz halogen tubes, heat reflected back from the inner surfaces of the grilling chamber and onto the food item, convection heat directed about the food item due to the grilling chamber configuration and directed heat from the slotted platen this in contact with the food item received from the halogen tubes.

Abstract: A soleplate includes an operable portion of an ironing surface having a front edge located opposite a rear edge, and having a first side located opposite a second side. The soleplate includes a longitudinal axis bisecting the front edge and the rear edge. The soleplate also includes a transverse axis bisecting the first side and the second side based on a midpoint of the longitudinal axis. The soleplate also includes an intersection located where the longitudinal axis and the transverse axis cross. The operable portion of the ironing surface is substantially curved along the longitudinal axis and substantially curved along the transverse axis, forming a raised pinnacle of the operable portion located along the longitudinal axis at a point other than the intersection, the raised pinnacle forming a highest point on the operable portion.

Abstract: The systems and methods described herein assist persons with the use of computers based on eye gaze, and allow such persons to control such computing systems using various eye trackers. The systems and methods described herein use eye trackers to control cursor (or some other indicator) positioning on an operating system using the gaze location reported by the eye tracker. The systems and methods described herein utilize an interaction model that allows control of a computer using eye gaze and dwell. The data from eye trackers provides a gaze location on the screen. The systems and methods described herein control a graphical user interface that is part of an operating system relative to cursor positioning and associated actions such as Left-Click, Right-Click, Double-Click, and the like. The interaction model presents appropriate user interfaces to navigate the user through applications on the computing system.

Abstract: Systems and methods related to intelligent typing and responses using eye-gaze technology are disclosed herein. In some example aspects, a dwell-free typing system is provided to a user typing with eye-gaze. A prediction processor may intelligently determine the desired word or action of the user. In some aspects, the prediction processor may contain elements of a natural language processor. In other aspects, the systems and methods may allow quicker response times from applications due to application of intelligent response algorithms. For example, a user may fixate on a certain button within a web-browser, and the prediction processor may present a response to the user by selecting the button in the web-browser, thereby initiating an action. In other example aspects, each gaze location may be associated with a UI element. The gaze data and associated UI elements may be processed for intelligent predictions and suggestions.

Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein relate to assigning dynamic eye-gaze dwell-times. Dynamic dwell-times may be tailored to the individual user. For example, a dynamic dwell-time system may be configured to receive data from the user, such as the duration of time the user takes to execute certain actions within applications (e.g., read a word suggestion before actually selecting it). The dynamic dwell-time system may also prevent users from making unintended selections by providing different dwell times for different buttons. Specifically, on a user interface, longer dwell times may be established for the critical keys (e.g., “close” program key, “send” key, word suggestions, and the like) and shorter dwell times may be established for the less critical keys (e.g., individual character keys on a virtual keyboard, spacebar, backspace, and the like).

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a lubricating oil composition comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity, and an alkylhydroxybenzoate detergent compound.

Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to a lubricating oil composition having a HTHS viscosity at 150° C. in a range of about 1.3 to about 2.5 cP, comprising: (a) a major amount of an oil of lubricating viscosity having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. in a range of 1.5 to 6.0 mm2/s; and (b) an overbased metal salt of an alkyl-substituted detergent.