Abstract: A control system for a drive through includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to determine, using image data obtained from multiple cameras, a characteristic of a vehicle in a lane of the drive through. The processing circuitry can operate a point of sale unit to provide an indication of the characteristic of the vehicle. The processing circuitry can, responsive to detection of one or more of a plurality of vehicles using the image data, perform at least one of (i) initiating an alert via the point of sale unit for staff of the drive through, (ii) initiating an action to open an additional lane, or (iii) initiating a kitchen action to prepare one of more food or beverage items.

Abstract: The present invention relates to Ras inhibitors, intermediates in the synthesis thereto, and methods for preparing the Ras inhibitors and the intermediates.

Abstract: The invention provides new heteroaromatic compounds having the general formula (I?), or a solvate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, Y1, Y2, Y3, and n are as defined herein, compositions including the compounds, processes of manufacturing the compounds and methods of using the compounds.

Abstract: An aspect of the invention provides an ion beam sputtering apparatus comprising an ion source configured to generate a hollow ion beam along a beam axis that is located in a hollow part of the beam; and a sputtering target having a target body that defines at least one target surface, the target body comprising sputterable particles, the target body being located relative to the ion source so that the ion beam hits the at least one target surface to sputter particles from the target body towards a surface of an object to be modified. The target body is shaped so that the particles sputtered towards a surface to be modified are generally sputtered from the sputtering target in radially extending sputter directions relative to the beam axis, the sputter directions being one of (i) directions extending towards the beam axis and (ii) directions extending away from the beam axis.

Abstract: A medical device, configured to perform an endovascular therapy, e.g., thrombectomy, can comprise an elongate manipulation member having a first connection member proximate a distal end of the elongate manipulation member, and an intervention member having a second connection member proximate a proximal end of the intervention member. The second connection member can be connected to the first connection member such that the first connection member can rotate relative to the second connection member.

Abstract: An assembly including a first elbow with a first channel formed therein, a second elbow with a second channel formed therein, and a third elbow. The first elbow, the second elbow, and the third elbow are stacked along an axis, and the second elbow is positioned between the third elbow and the first elbow. The first elbow includes a first pin, the second elbow includes a first socket, and the first pin is positioned within the first socket. The second elbow includes a second pin, the third elbow includes a second socket, and the second pin is positioned within the second socket. The first channel is configured to at least partially receive a first tube and the second channel is configured to at least partially receive a second tube.

Abstract: A winding system includes a housing, a winding assembly, a bonding system, and a controller. The winding assembly is configured to wind electrode components about a mandrel to form a wound electrode arrangement. The bonding system includes an indexing assembly and a heating assembly. The indexing assembly includes a stationary support assembly and a transfer assembly moveably secured relative to the support assembly. The heating assembly is secured to a distal end of the transfer assembly. The heating assembly includes a housing that supports a distally extending resistive heating element. The controller operates the bonding system to effectuate a movement of the transfer assembly in a distal direction to apply a predetermined amount of pressure to an exterior of a wound electrode arrangement supported on the mandrel, and to heat the heating element to a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: A winding system includes a housing, a winding assembly, a bonding system, and a controller. The winding assembly is configured to wind electrode components about a mandrel to form a wound electrode arrangement. The bonding system includes an indexing assembly and a heating assembly. The indexing assembly includes a stationary support assembly and a transfer assembly moveably secured relative to the support assembly. The heating assembly is secured to a distal end of the transfer assembly. The heating assembly includes a housing that supports a distally extending resistive heating element. The controller operates the bonding system to effectuate a movement of the transfer assembly in a distal direction to apply a predetermined amount of pressure to an exterior of a wound electrode arrangement supported on the mandrel, and to heat the heating element to a predetermined temperature.

Abstract: A control system for a drive through includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to determine, using image data obtained from multiple cameras, a characteristic of a vehicle in a lane of the drive through. The processing circuitry can operate a point of sale unit to provide an indication of the characteristic of the vehicle. The processing circuitry can, responsive to detection of one or more of a plurality of vehicles using the image data, perform at least one of (i) initiating an alert via the point of sale unit for staff of the drive through, (ii) initiating an action to open an additional lane, or (iii) initiating a kitchen action to prepare one or more food or beverage items.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus and method for extracting a biological sample from a sample container. The apparatus comprising: a holder arranged in use to support a sample container; an extractor moveable in use between a first position disengaged from the container when the container is supported by the holder and a second position engaged with the container when the container is supported by the holder, the extractor being arranged in use to obtain matter from the container when in the second position; and an imager arranged in use to capture an image of the extractor at the first position when the extractor is moved from the second position to the first position and to identify, based on analysis of the captured image, when sample is present outside the container.

Abstract: A winding system for coiling an electrode assembly includes a housing, a winding pin, and a feed system. The feed system is supported by the housing, and includes a guide assembly and an indexing assembly. The guide assembly guides an electrode and a separator towards the winding pin. The indexing assembly is operably attached to the guide assembly to actuate a movement of the guide assembly between a retracted and an extended position. In the retracted position, the distal end of the guide assembly is separated from the winding pin, thus facilitating the initial capture of the separator and electrode components during an initial set-up of the winding system. In the extended position, the distal end of the guide assembly is brought into close proximity with the winding pin, thus reducing the risk of separator and/or electrode misalignment during operating of the winding system in a winding mode.

Abstract: Retrieval of material from vessel lumens can be improved by use of a distal element comprising an expandable mesh. a treatment device includes an elongated member having a proximal portion and a distal portion configured to be positioned within a blood vessel at a treatment site at or near a thrombus. A distal element comprising a plurality of woven filaments defining a shaft at a proximal portion and a body distal of the shaft is coupled to the distal portion of the elongated member via a connection assembly. In an expanded state, at least a portion of the distal element is configured to be in apposition with the blood vessel wall at the treatment site to anchor or stabilize the elongated member with respect to the blood vessel. The distal element can be electrically coupled to an extracorporeal current generator.

Abstract: Medical devices, such as implants, having a high-modulus alloy. The alloy includes a biocompatible refractory-metal-based alloy having multiple refractory metals. The alloy has an elastic modulus above about 300 GPa. The alloy comprises 30-35% tungsten, 60% molybdenum, and 5-10% niobium. The alloy is absent of rhenium.

Abstract: The use of di-tungsten penta-boride, W2B5, within a neutron shield is disclosed.

Abstract: A method for generating and transmitting customized alerts regarding a status of at least one building asset of a building includes receiving, by a computing device, for at least one building asset of a building, maintenance data associated with the at least one building asset, at least one maintenance datum received from at least one sensor associated with the at least one building asset. A machine learning engine analyzes the received maintenance data to identify at least one characteristic associated with the at least one building asset. The method includes generating, for the at least one building asset, a notification associated with the at least one building asset, responsive to the identified at least one characteristic. The method includes transmitting, for the at least one building asset, to at least one user associated with the at least one building asset, at least one notification associated with the generated notification.

Abstract: A method of assembling a button cell battery. The method includes positioning a free end of a grommet over a free end of a top, and a free end of a can over a top panel of the grommet. The can includes a skirt having a vertical first section extending from a top panel of the can, and an outwardly tapered second section extending from the first section. An inner diameter of the skirt in the first section is substantially equal to an outer diameter of the top panel. The method also includes resizing a put-together arrangement defined following positioning the can over the grommet and positioning the grommet over the top from a first, expanded configuration to a second, constrained configuration, where an inner diameter of the skirt in the second section is substantially equal to the inner diameter of the skirt in the first section following resizing.

Abstract: Bandwidth consumption for IO paths between a storage system and host may be managed. It may be determined whether there is congestion on a front-end port (FEP) link. For example, the storage system may monitor for a notification from the switch in accordance with a Fibre Channel (FC) protocol. If a notification is received indicating congestion on an FEP link, the bandwidth thresholds (BWTs) for one or more IO paths between the storage system and one or more hosts that include the FEP link may be reduced. The host port BWTs may continue to be reduced until a congestion notification communication has not been received for a predetermined amount of time, in response to which the host port BWTs for one or more host port links on IO paths that include the FEP link may be increased. Similar techniques may be employed for an FEP link determined to be faulty.

Abstract: Retrieval of material from vessel lumens can be improved by use of a distal element comprising an expandable mesh. a treatment device includes an elongated member having a proximal portion and a distal portion configured to be positioned within a blood vessel at a treatment site at or near a thrombus. A distal element comprising a plurality of woven filaments defining a shaft at a proximal portion and a body distal of the shaft is coupled to the distal portion of the elongated member via a connection assembly. In an expanded state, at least a portion of the distal element is configured to be in apposition with the blood vessel wall at the treatment site to anchor or stabilize the elongated member with respect to the blood vessel. The distal element can be electrically coupled to an extracorporeal current generator.

Abstract: A housing for a button cell battery includes a top, a can and a grommet. The skirt of the can extends between a top panel and a free end, and includes a substantially vertical first section and an outwardly tapered second section. The first section extends from the top panel of the can. The second section extends from the first section. Upon assembly of the housing, a flow path is defined between an outer surface of the skirt of the grommet and the inner surface of the skirt of the can. The flow path allows air to escape during the assembly, thus minimizing the risk of gas being entrapped within the interior of the housing of the finished cell battery.

Abstract: Deep machine learning methods and apparatus, some of which are related to determining a grasp outcome prediction for a candidate grasp pose of an end effector of a robot. Some implementations are directed to training and utilization of both a geometry network and a grasp outcome prediction network. The trained geometry network can be utilized to generate, based on two-dimensional or two-and-a-half-dimensional image(s), geometry output(s) that are: geometry-aware, and that represent (e.g., high-dimensionally) three-dimensional features captured by the image(s). In some implementations, the geometry output(s) include at least an encoding that is generated based on a trained encoding neural network trained to generate encodings that represent three-dimensional features (e.g., shape). The trained grasp outcome prediction network can be utilized to generate, based on applying the geometry output(s) and additional data as input(s) to the network, a grasp outcome prediction for a candidate grasp pose.