Abstract: A snow vehicle is provided comprising a ground engaging member and a frame supported by the ground engaging member. A steering assembly is coupled between the frame and the ground engaging member, and a spindle assembly is coupled between the ground engaging member and the steering assembly. The spindle assembly comprises a first portion coupled to the ground engaging member, and a second portion coupled to the steering assembly, and the first portion is removably coupled to the second portion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to new reduced-fat peanut products and plant lines, including peanut plants, seeds, varieties, and hybrids. The invention further relates to peanut seed having a reduced-fat content of from about 27.9% to about 39.57% and to novel peanut plants and lines which produce seeds having a reduced-fat content of from about 27.9% to about 39.57%. The invention also relates to methods for producing a peanut plant which produces seeds having a reduced-fat content of from about 27.9% to about 39.57% containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic plants produced by those methods. This invention also relates to peanut cultivars or breeding cultivars and plant parts derived from peanut plants which produce seeds having a reduced-fat content of from about 27.9% to about 39.57% and to methods for producing other peanut cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from peanut plants which produce seeds having a reduced-fat content of from about 27.9% to about 39.57%.

Abstract: The present application relates to the use of pheophorbide A, pheophorbide A analog, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for blocking the entry of SARS-CoV-2 in an ACE2-expressing cell, for treating an infection by SARS-CoV-2 and/or related disease (COVID-19), for reducing the risk of developing COVID-19 or the severity of COVID-19, in a subject. The pheophorbide A, pheophorbide A analog, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof may be present in an extract, such as a plant or algae extract, or in purified form.

Abstract: A container carrier forming a package of unitized containers includes a network of molded ribs forming a plurality of container receiving openings formed in a plane. An arrangement of inwardly extending tabs are formed in each container receiving opening toward a center of each container receiving opening. A handle is formed along one edge of the container carrier. The container carrier is engageable with a circumferential groove around a perimeter of a sidewall of each container so that each tab of the arrangement of tabs engages with the circumferential groove of a corresponding container of the plurality of containers.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for applying container carriers to unitize a plurality of containers. A supply of container carriers are provided in connected sticks of two or more container carriers. An applicating drum is configured to accept a single container carrier stick from a queue and provide the container carrier stick to a supply of containers. A cutoff system is configured to cut the sticks of two or more container carriers into individual container carriers but not cut between adjacent unconnected sticks of container carriers.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for applying container carriers to unitize a plurality of containers. An applicating drum applies each container carrier to a group of containers and a push down wheel subsequently firmly engages the container carrier to the group of containers so that each applied container carrier is engageable with each container.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for applying container carriers to unitize a plurality of containers. A supply of container carriers are provided in a stack and grouped into sticks of multiple adjacent container carriers. A magazine accommodates the stack of container carrier sticks and a carrier feed draws a single container carrier stick from the magazine. A transport section comprising two or more container carrier sticks aligned in a queue provides single container carrier sticks to an applicating drum configured to apply to a corresponding group of containers.

Abstract: A disc brake rotor for a vehicle is provided. The disc brake rotor includes a hat and a friction ring extending circumferentially from the hat. The disc brake rotor is formed of a cast hypereutectic aluminum alloy. The hypereutectic aluminum alloy includes: 14.00 to 25.00 wt. % of silicon; 4.90 to 8.00 wt. % of copper; 0.05 to 0.90 wt. % of nickel; 0.50 to 1.50 wt. % of magnesium; 0.05 to 1.20 wt. % of iron; 0.05 to 1.00 wt. % of manganese; 0.05 to 1.00 wt. % of zinc; 0.05 to 1.20 wt. % of titanium; 0.05 to 1.20 wt. % of zirconium; 0.05 to 1.20 wt. % of vanadium; 0.001 to 0.10 wt. % of phosphorous; and the balance aluminum. The alloy may also include other trace elements such as chromium, lead, and tin in an amount not exceeding 0.20 wt. %. The disc brake rotor may be formed by a high pressure, semi-solid die casting process including rheocasting.

Abstract: A communication system personality provisioning system includes a communication system included in a computing system and coupled to a management system. The communication system stores authentication information in a UEFI database of a UEFI system in the communication system. The communication system receives a first operating software image and application/service from the management system, authenticates the first operating software image and application/service via first secure initialization operations performed by the UEFI system using the authentication information and, in response, installs the first operating software image and application/service on the communication system.

Abstract: A graph-based data multi-operation system includes a data multi-operation management subsystem coupled to an application and accelerator subsystems. The data multi-operation management subsystem receives a data multi-operation graph from the application that identifies first data and defines operations for performance on the first data to transform the first data into second data. The data multi-operation management subsystem assigns each of the operations to at least one of the accelerator systems, and configures the accelerator subsystems to perform the operations in a sequence that transforms the first data into the second data, When the data multi-operation management subsystem determine a completion status for the performance of the operations by the accelerator subsystems, it transmits a completion status communication to the application that indicates the completion status of the performance of the plurality of operations by the plurality of accelerator subsystems.

Abstract: Polyfluorinated compounds are disclosed, including polyfluorinated cannabinoid and cannabinoid-like compounds. Also disclosed are methods of producing the polyfluorinated compounds.

Abstract: A platform root-of-trust system includes a System Control Processor (SCP) subsystem coupled to a central processing subsystem, a BIOS subsystem, and an I/O device. In response to an initialization instruction, the SCP subsystem begins initialization operations prior to the beginning of initialization operations for the central processing subsystem, the BIOS subsystem, and the I/O device. As part of SCP initialization operations, the SCP subsystem validates SCP subsystem initialization information to provide validated SCP subsystem initialization information, and uses the validated SCP subsystem initialization information to complete the SCP initialization operations.

Abstract: A snow vehicle is disclosed comprising a uni-body frame having a forward engine compartment, a propulsion unit coupled to the frame, and a front ski steered by a steering mechanism. The snow vehicle has a chain coupling the sprocket of the propulsion unit located outside of the frame and directly coupled to the belt drive.

Abstract: A tester for testing an electrical component. The tester includes a database of testing specifications for electrical components, a tester connector for physically and electrically connecting to different electrical components, and an output device. The tester identifies an electrical component connected to the tester connector and provide corresponding identification data, retrieves a testing specification from the database using the identification data, commands a test of the electrical component according to the testing specification, and outputs an indication of a result of the test through the output device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides compounds of Formula (I), their methods of preparation, their methods of regeneration of the compound of Formula (I), and their methods of use for binding perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contaminates from sources of PFAS contaminated water.

Abstract: A workload compliance governor system includes a management system coupled to a computing system. A workload compliance governor subsystem in the computing system receives a workload performance request associated with a workload, exchanges hardware compose communications with the management system to compose hardware components for the workload, and receives back an identification of hardware components. The workload compliance governor subsystem then determines that the identified hardware components satisfy hardware compliance requirements for the workload, and configures the identified hardware components in the computing system based on the software compliance requirements for the workload in order to cause those identified hardware components to provide an operating system and at least one application that operate to perform the workload.

Abstract: A tester for testing an electrical component. The tester includes a database of testing specifications for electrical components, a tester connector for physically and electrically connecting to different electrical components, and an output device. The tester identifies an electrical component connected to the tester connector and provide corresponding identification data, retrieves a testing specification from the database using the identification data, commands a test of the electrical component according to the testing specification, and outputs an indication of a result of the test through the output device.

Abstract: A device access control system includes a first computing system that is coupled to a second computing system via a network, and that includes a device access controller subsystem coupled to devices, a central processing subsystem, and a device access control manager subsystem. The device access control manager subsystem identifies first application(s) configured for provisioning by the central processing subsystem and second application(s) configured for provisioning by the second computing system, configures the device access controller subsystem to provide the central processing subsystem access to a first subset of the devices to allow the central processing subsystem to provide the first application(s), and configures the device access controller subsystem to provide the second computing system access via the device access control manager subsystem to a second subset of the devices to allow the second computing device to provide the second application(s) using the second subset of the devices.

Abstract: A device access control system includes a computing system having a device access controller subsystem coupled to devices and a central processing subsystem. A device access control manager subsystem is coupled to the device access controller subsystem and operates, during initialization operations for the computing system, to identify application(s) that are configured to be provided by the central processing subsystem, and identify a first subset of the devices that satisfy application provisioning requirements for the application(s).