Abstract: The present invention relates to the discovery of small molecule compounds that act as GLP-1R agonists and/or as positive allosteric modulators (PAMs) of GLP-1R. Such compounds are useful to treat, ameliorate, and/or prevent insulin resistance and/or diabetes in a mammal.

Abstract: A lug nut adapter for actuating all of the lug nuts on a vehicle wheel at the same time. The lug nut adapter comprises a base frame defined by a rigid, circular inner portion rotatably attached to an rigid, circular outer portion through the interlocking of a drive gear with a plurality of nut gears, and includes a plurality of nut holders and a drive lug. The inner portion has fixedly attached thereto the drive gear, while the plurality of nut gears are rotatably attached to the outer portion. When the drive gear is rotated about its center axis, with the inner portion rotated on an assembled base frame, the drive gear causes the plurality of nut gears to rotate in a corresponding manner while the outer portion remains stationary.

Abstract: A system for cooling a water stream with an inlet air stream to produce a cooled water stream useable with a cooling coil to produce chilled water for a hydronic cooling system or for other purposes. The system is also effective to cool refrigerant and to supply cool water for a ground well system.

Abstract: A roof vent is provide. The roof vent comprises a top component coupled to a bottom component. The top component has a top wall, a side wall, a first louvered region disposed between said top wall and said side wall, and a top cylindrical baffle located inwardly of said first louvered region. The bottom component has at least a first cylindrical collar sized and shaped for mounting to a cylindrical exhaust stack of a first diameter, a second louvered region, and a bottom cylindrical baffle located below and inwardly of the top cylindrical baffle. The first louvered and second louvered regions are for helping to prevent insects, and moisture, such as snow and rain, from entering the roof vent. The top component may also be used separately from the bottom component to cover over aging or aesthetically unpleasing passive pot vents.

Abstract: A ridge ventilator for covering an open ridge of a roof while promoting ventilation of a space beneath the roof. The ridge ventilator has a sectional body having a first side and a second side, a number of partitions extending across said body between said sides, as well as a first end and a second end. The vent body has a width between said sides to permit said body to be laid over and cover an open ridge in a roof formed at the peak. The body also includes a recessed middle portion in a top face of the body, the recess being sized and shaped to accommodate roofing cap shingles. The body also includes opposed raised and curved, in side view, air foil side sections; which have a grill to permit air to pass therethrough between a space beneath said roof and the outside, the air foil side sections being sized and shaped to create, in a wind passing over the air foil sections, a low pressure adjacent to the grill to facilitate drawing air out of the space.

Abstract: A ridge ventilator for covering an open ridge of a roof while promoting ventilation of a space beneath the roof. The ridge ventilator has a sectional body having a first side and a second side, a number of partitions extending across said body between said sides, as well as a first end and a second end. The vent body has a width between said sides to permit said body to be laid over and cover an open ridge in a roof formed at the peak. The body also includes a recessed middle portion in a top face of the body, the recess being sized and shaped to accommodate roofing cap shingles. The body also includes opposed raised and curved, in side view, air foil side sections; which have a grill to permit air to pass therethrough between a space beneath said roof and the outside, the air foil side sections being sized and shaped to create, in a wind passing over the air foil sections, a low pressure adjacent to the grill to facilitate drawing air out of the space.

Abstract: One aspect of the invention provides an apparatus for implementing a state machine. The apparatus comprises a software component and a hardware component each arranged to implement at least one state and to be responsive to at least one input event to perform one or more functions. The apparatus thus implements a hybrid state machine offering the fast performance of a hardware implementation where required, while offering the flexibility and reduced testing times of a software implementation in respect of any aspect of the state machine not implemented in hardware. The apparatus is particularly suited for use in telecommunications systems and, in one embodiment, is arranged to perform pointer interpretation in accordance with ITU-T standard G.783.

Abstract: A wireless communication device (100, 800) is provided with a movement sensor (802), and circuitry for controlling the operation of the wireless communication device. In operation in response to detecting predetermined movement of the wireless communication device, an alert (212) that was previously activated to alert a user to an incoming wireless communication is muted.

Abstract: A system comprises a main processor, one or more sub-processors and an event queue apparatus arranged to queue events to be transmitted between the main processor and the sub-processors. The event queue apparatus comprises one or more storage devices arranged to implement a plurality of event queues; and an event queue status indicator, including a respective status component for each event queue. The status components indicate if the respective event queue contains at least one event. The main processor associates a respective priority with each status component and selects to handle an event from the event queue associated with the highest priority of the non-empty event queue(s).

Abstract: A passive venting device is disclosed for venting a building enclosure comprising a base member having an outer flange for securing said base member to a surface, a vent structure within said base member for permitting gases and vapors to pass through said base member, the vent structure including a filter screen to prevent objects from passing through the base member and a cap member immovably mounted to the base member and spaced therefrom sufficiently to permit the free flow of air between the cap member and the base member and through the vent structure. At least said cap member is integrally composed of a translucent material. This allows external ambient light to travel through the cap member to illuminate the building enclosure.