Abstract: Implants and instruments for providing an ideal trajectory for the insertion of instruments and screws during implantation of an interbody implant in a spinal surgery are disclosed.

Abstract: The organizational system for bags, drawers, and doors is a portable, handheld, and hand carried apparatus for organizing, carrying, and storing items such as tools, office supplies, electronics, electronics accessories, consumable equipment, and any similarly sized collection of objects or things. The present invention consists of a panel covered with a grid of slots passing through the panel creating openings through which straps can be passed and adjusted to form a loop. This strap loop provides a secure attachment point on two sides of the objects being organized, stored, and carried. The panel can have few to many slots having multiple directions askew from each other that are organized grid-like or as needed for special/custom use enabling nearly infinite adjustability.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to JAK1 pathway inhibitors and their use in treating vitiligo.

Abstract: A method of operating a cooking appliance includes receiving one or more inputs for a cooking sequence including a first food item at a first temperature and a second food item at a second temperature; determining a first energy transfer value for the first food item and a second energy transfer value for the second food item; comparing the first energy transfer value to the second energy transfer value according to the first and second temperatures; determining a synchronized cooking time for each of the first food item and the second food item based on the first energy transfer value and the second energy transfer value; and adjusting one or more operational parameters of the cooking sequence in response to determining the synchronized cooking time.

Abstract: Systems and methods for treating fluid stasis employ an airstream to move static fluid to one or more natural drainage areas for static fluid. A system for treating fluid stasis includes an airstream nozzle and an airflow generator for supplying an airflow to the airstream nozzle. The airflow nozzle is configured to output an airstream configured to be directed onto a patient to induce shear-thinning of static fluid and movement of static fluid toward one or more natural drainage areas for static fluid.

Abstract: A device for calibrating a conveyor belt comprising a housing with a remote controlled sensor assembly. The remote controller is secured to the housing for storage and shipping, the controller operating as a guard for the stored sensor assembly. When the remote controller is detached, the sensor assembly used to calibrate the conveyor belt is exposed. The housing is set adjacent a conveyor belt; the sensor assembly is set onto the conveyor belt that is to be measured. Jogging the conveyor belt at set intervals, the sensor assembly self-aligns while measuring the distance traversed and calculates the appropriate length correcting or speed that can be inputted to a conveyor belt control system.

Abstract: A separable control assembly may include a support body, a device controller, a coil receptacle, and one or more male connector terminals. The support body may be attachable to the cooktop appliance. The device controller may be mounted to the support body. The coil receptacle may be mounted to the support body in electrical communication with the device controller. The coil receptacle may include one or more female connectors mounted to the support body and configured to receive one or more male coil terminals of the electric heating coil. The one or more male connector terminals may be mounted to the support body in electrical communication with the device controller to connect to a power receptacle.

Abstract: An expandable spinal interbody implant having a base member and a displaceable member connected by a screw driven linkage mechanism. The implant may include mechanisms for controlling the implant throughout its full range of expansion and retraction to prevent formation of the implant into undesired profiles in the intervertebral space. The displaceable element may be overlapped with the base in a fully expanded state. Alternatively, the displaceable element may exist fully outside of the base. The displaceable element may be hinged and bent in conjunction with the linkage based implant expansion.

Abstract: Methods and systems for liquefying natural gas using environmentally-friendly low combustibility refrigerants are provided. Methods of liquefaction include cooling a fluid in an LNG facility via indirect heat exchange with an environmentally-friendly low combustibility refrigerants that are propane, ethane and methane mixed with small amounts of fluorinated olefin, but still within close proximity to the boiling points of the pure refrigerants such that the mixed refrigerants can still be used in an optimized cascade process.

Abstract: Various embodiments described herein may include a turret including a rotatable drive device having a length arranged along an axis that is 1) non-coincident with an axis of rotation of a spindle or a knob, the non-coincident axis 2) spaced apart from the axis of rotation; the rotatable drive device rotatable from a first position to a second position, and arranged to: in the first position, cause the spindle and the knob to rotate together as a unit, and in the second position, disengage the knob from the spindle to allow the knob to rotate relative to the spindle. In various embodiments, the knob or other second rotatable part exposes the rear end of the rotatable drive device or a lever or other user interface coupled to the rear end. Other embodiments may be disclosed and/or claimed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for cleaning a wire electrode after a welding process has ended are described. During a welding process, a wire electrode may be fed forward from a wire feeder through a welding torch to create a molten weld pool. While, conventionally, feeding of the wire electrode stops when the welding process ends, the present disclosure contemplates instead continuing to feed the wire electrode forward after the welding process ends. More particularly, the present disclosure contemplates feeding the wire electrode into the weld pool so that the wire electrode can be “cleaned” in the molten weld pool created by the welding process. The “cleaned” wire electrode end can be more easily used to establish an electrical arc at the beginning of the next welding process.

Abstract: A cooking appliance includes a cabinet forming a cooking chamber, the cooking chamber defining a plurality of cooking zones therein; a plurality of heating elements provided within the cooking chamber; a user interface; and a controller operably connected with the plurality of heating elements and the user interface, the controller configured to perform a cooking operation. The cooking operation includes receiving a first temperature request for a first cooking zone; receiving a second temperature request for a second cooking zone, the second cooking zone being different from the first cooking zone and the second temperature request being different from the first temperature request; determining a heating pattern of the plurality of heating elements based on the first temperature request, the second temperature request, the first cooking zone, and the second cooking zone; and directing each of the plurality of heating elements according to the determined heating pattern.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions of therapeutic extracellular vesicles, and methods and systems of producing the therapeutic extracellular vesicles. Also described herein are methods of treating a disease or condition with the therapeutic extracellular vesicles.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides extended release atomoxetine compositions suitable for once-daily administration. The compositions comprise a core comprising atomoxetine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a functional coat/extended release coat over the core. The extended release compositions of the disclosure provide a lag time of at least about 30 minutes during which compositions release less than or equal to 20% of atomoxetine or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, based on the total weight of atomoxetine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof present in the composition, measured in 900 mL of a dissolution medium comprising 0.05 M pH 6.8 buffer, using USP Apparatus II (paddle) at 50 rpm and 37° C.

Abstract: Systems and methods for treating fluid stasis employ an airstream to move static fluid to one or more natural drainage areas for static fluid. A system for treating fluid stasis includes an airstream nozzle and an airflow generator for supplying an airflow to the airstream nozzle. The airflow nozzle is configured to output an airstream configured to be directed onto a patient to induce shear-thinning of static fluid and movement of static fluid toward one or more natural drainage areas for static fluid.

Abstract: A server computer system comprises a communications module; a processor coupled with the communications module; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing processor-executable instructions which, when executed by the processor, configure the processor to engage an artificial intelligence (AI) engine to analyze voice data to identify a string of commands; and generate at least one recommendation based on the string of commands; send, via the communications module to a first device, a signal causing the first device to output a message that includes the at least one recommendation; receive, via the communications module and from the first device, a signal that includes voice data for activating the at least one recommendation; and activate the at least one recommendation.

Abstract: Described herein are compositions of extracellular vesicles, and methods and systems of producing the extracellular vesicles. Also described herein are methods of using the extracellular vesicles.

Abstract: An open audio device includes an acoustic module and a body that supports the acoustic module. The acoustic module is configured to be located at least in part on the outer ear and defines a first sound-emitting opening that is configured to be proximate but spaced from the user's ear canal. The body includes a housing and a bridge that couples the acoustic module to the housing. The housing is configured to be located behind an outer ear of a user and contains a rechargeable battery. Wiring runs from the rechargeable battery to the acoustic module.

Abstract: This patent document describes failure recovery technologies for the processing of streaming data, also referred to as pipelined data. The technologies described herein have particular applicability in distributed computing systems that are required to process streams of data and provide at-most-once and/or exactly-once service levels. In a preferred embodiment, a system comprises many nodes configured in a network topology, such as a hierarchical tree structure. Data is generated at leaf nodes. Intermediate nodes process the streaming data in a pipelined fashion, sending towards the root aggregated or otherwise combined data from the source data streams towards. To reduce overhead and provide locally handled failure recovery, system nodes transfer data using a protocol that controls which node owns the data for purposes of failure recovery as it moves through the network.

Abstract: A data collection device and method for determining an alternative event condition is presented. The method includes receiving a first data communication including a first data value from a first sensor and determining a first event condition based on the first data value being beyond a predetermined threshold. The method further includes receiving additional data communications including additional data values from one or more second sensors, aggregating the first data value and the additional data values, and determining that the determination of the first event condition is incorrect based on the aggregated data values and a known relationship between the first sensor and the one or more second sensors. The method additionally includes determining a second event condition based on the first data value and the additional data values being beyond the predetermined threshold. An action may then be performed in response to the determination of the second event condition.