Abstract: A surgical instrument, has an end effector that includes an ultrasonic blade, and a clamp arm that moves relative to the ultrasonic blade from an opened position toward an intermediate position and a closed position. The clamp arm is offset from the ultrasonic blade to define a predetermined gap in the intermediate position between the opened position and the closed position. A clamp arm actuator connects to the clamp arm and moves from an opened configuration to a closed configuration to direct the clamp arm from the opened position toward the intermediate position and the closed position. A spacer connects with the clamp arm to inhibit movement of the clamp arm from the intermediate position toward the closed position for maintaining the predetermined gap between the clamp arm and the ultrasonic blade.

Abstract: A system and method that enables the ongoing communication, tracking, and management review of feedback among a population of workers and their management.

Abstract: A system and method that enables the ongoing communication, tracking, and management review of feedback among a population of workers and their management.

Abstract: A system and method that enables the ongoing communication, tracking, and management review of feedback among a population of workers and their management.

Abstract: A system and method that enables the ongoing communication, tracking, and management review of feedback among a population of workers and their management.

Abstract: A system and method that enables the ongoing communication, tracking, and management review of feedback among a population of workers and their management.

Abstract: In embodiments, apparatuses, computer-readable media, and methods for interface-adaptive data exchange may be described. A sender and a receiver may communicate using different versions of a data exchange interface. A serializer may be configured to obtain data generated according to a first version of the data exchange interface and to write data to a communication medium for communication to the receiver such that it may be understood by the receiver based on the receiver's version of the data exchange interface. The serializer may be configured to omit one or ones of data that may be not be understood by the receiver based on the receiver's version of the data exchange interface. In some embodiments, the serializer may omit one or ones of data which are not permitted in the current context according to the interface definition.

Abstract: A system and method that enables the ongoing communication, tracking, and management review of feedback among a population of workers and their management.

Abstract: An HVAC system provides airflow in a vehicle having a plurality of seating locations in a passenger cabin for respective passengers of the vehicle. The system includes a plurality of outlet vents and a plurality of suction returns disposed at various air return locations adjacent to the seating locations within the vehicle. An air handling unit is in fluid communication between the suction returns and the outlet vents. A plurality of flow control elements are provided, each one in series with at least one respective suction return for selectably modifying a respective flow of the respective suction return in response to a respective flow command. An occupancy determining apparatus identifies one or more seating locations for receiving enhanced airflow. A controller generates the respective flow commands in response to the identified seating locations.

Abstract: A system and method that enables the ongoing communication, tracking, and management review of feedback among a population of workers and their management.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture for receiving data from one or more processes, receiving or deriving a knowledge representation describing the data, which may include one or more finite automata, determining a plurality of values for encoding the data, said determining based at least in part on the knowledge representation of the data, which may include one or more finite automata, and generating the plurality of encoding values to encode the data, are described herein.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture for receiving a stream of data, splitting the stream of data into a plurality of substreams based on one or more criteria, and selectively recombining the substreams based on one or more additional criteria, to improve overall effectiveness in compressing the stream of data, are described herein.

Abstract: A system includes a processor, a storage medium, an extensible markup language (XML) schema stored on the storage medium, and a script for manipulating an XML document stored on the storage medium. The script includes an import function to import the XML schema such that the definitions of the XML schema are used to interpret the script.

Abstract: An HVAC system provides airflow in a vehicle having a plurality of seating locations in a passenger cabin for respective passengers of the vehicle. The system includes a plurality of outlet vents and a plurality of suction returns disposed at various air return locations adjacent to the seating locations within the vehicle. An air handling unit is in fluid communication between the suction returns and the outlet vents. A plurality of flow control elements are provided, each one in series with at least one respective suction return for selectably modifying a respective flow of the respective suction return in response to a respective flow command. An occupancy determining apparatus identifies one or more seating locations for receiving enhanced airflow. A controller generates the respective flow commands in response to the identified seating locations.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture for encoding data and decoding encoded data based on one or more knowledge representation describing the data, which may include one or more finite automata; for multiplexing the encoded data, after encoding the data; and for de-multiplexing the encoded data, before decoding the encoded data, are described herein.

Abstract: A system includes a processor, a storage medium, an extensible markup language (XML) schema stored on the storage medium, and a script for manipulating an XML document stored on the storage medium. The script includes an import function to import the XML schema such that the definitions of the XML schema are used to interpret the script.

Abstract: A system includes a processor, a storage medium, an extensible markup language (XML) schema stored on the storage medium, and a script for manipulating an XML document stored on the storage medium. The script includes an import function to import the XML schema such that the definitions of the XML schema are used to interpret the script.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and articles for exchanging by a first computing device with a second computing device indicia of one or more interfacing definitions supported by at least one of the first computing device and the second computing device are described herein. In various embodiments, the first computing device may also facilitate communication with the second computing device based at least in part on said exchanging and on one or more priority rules. In some embodiments, the indications of the interfacing definitions may include a unique identifier for each interfacing definition. Other embodiments are also disclosed and described.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and articles of manufacture for receiving data from one or more processes, receiving or deriving a knowledge representation describing the data, which may include one or more finite automata, determining a plurality of values for encoding the data, said determining based at least in part on the knowledge representation of the data, which may include one or more finite automata, and generating the plurality of encoding values to encode the data, are described herein.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and articles for exchanging by a first computing device with a second computing device indicia of one or more interfacing definitions supported by at least one of the first computing device and the second computing device are described herein. In various embodiments, the first computing device may also facilitate communication with the second computing device based at least in part on said exchanging and on one or more priority rules. In some embodiments, the indications of the interfacing definitions may include a unique identifier for each interfacing definition. Other embodiments are also disclosed and described.