Abstract: An organ surface ultrasound probe includes a head, a pump and a controller. The head may include a transducer, a housing supporting the transducer and a flexible bladder containing an acoustic coupling medium for positioning between the transducer and the exterior surface of the organ. The controller is to output control signals causing the pump to inflate the bladder to different inflation states.

Abstract: A microwave oven appliance may include a cabinet, a magnetron, a control panel, a chamber door, a primary door input, a secondary unlock input, and a controller. The primary door input may be attached to the cabinet in operable communication with the chamber door to release the chamber door from the closed position. The secondary unlock input may be attached to the cabinet to selectively direct the chamber door to an unlocked state. The controller may be in operable communication with the control panel. The controller may be configured to direct a monitoring operation. The monitoring operation may include initiating a lock condition in which the chamber door is held in a locked state, detecting user engagement at the primary door input during the lock condition, determining maintenance of the lock condition, and initiating a warning command at the control panel based on determining maintenance of the lock condition.

Abstract: Methods for operating internal combustion engines and methods for controlling intake air temperature in engines of vehicles are provided. An engine includes an intake system configured to deliver intake air to the internal combustion engine; an exhaust system configured to discharge exhaust gas from the internal combustion engine; and an exhaust gas recirculation (“EGR”) system configured to selectively deliver a portion of the exhaust gas to the intake system. The internal combustion engine is located in an underhood zone; the intake system includes a first intake pipe having an outlet in communication with the intake system and having an inlet located outside of the underhood zone to receive ambient air; and the intake system includes a second intake pipe having an outlet in communication with the intake system and having an inlet located within the underhood zone to receive air warmed by the internal combustion engine.

Abstract: Methods and systems for coking coal blends to produce foundry coke products are disclosed herein. Methods for producing coke products can include charging a coal blend into a coke oven; and heating the charged coal blend such that a crown temperature of the coke oven is greater than a lower bound coking temperature. The pyrolysis duration begins when the crown temperature of the oven is greater than the lower bound coking temperature, and ends when the crown temperature of the oven is less than the lower bound coking temperature.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a device wafer having a first side and a second side, a bus located on the second side of the device wafer, and a top wafer having a first side and a second side. A plurality of qubits are located on the first side of the device wafer, and a first plurality of bump bonds located on the first side of the top wafer bond the top wafer with the second side of the device wafer.

Abstract: The present invention relates to combination therapies for treating KRas G12C cancers. In particular, the present invention relates to methods of treating cancer in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a combination of a SOS1 inhibitor and a KRas G12C inhibitor, pharmaceutical compositions comprising a such compositions, kits comprising such compositions and methods of use therefor.

Abstract: Systems for applying a transcutaneous monitor to a person can include a telescoping assembly, a sensor, and a base with adhesive to couple the sensor to skin. The sensor can be located within the telescoping assembly while the base protrudes from a distal end of the system. The system can be configured to couple the sensor to the base by compressing the telescoping assembly.

Abstract: A method for cross-linking an oligosilazane without use of inert gas control can include: mixing the oligosilazane with a solvent; adding a soluble catalyst at a suitable rate to ensure consistent evolution of a gaseous by-product across the surface of the oligosilazane solution; wherein said inert gas control includes measures to replace the atmosphere above the solution with water and/or oxygen depleted gas, including reactions performed within a glove box, using a Schlenk line, or with other purposeful addition of cloaking gases such as nitrogen, argon or dehumidified air. Also provided are polymers prepared by the method, possibly with a low oxygen content, composites prepared from the polymers and uses in aerospace, automotive, oil and gas industries.

Abstract: Surgical systems and methods for manipulating an anatomy includes a surgical tool, a robotic manipulator configured to support and move the surgical tool, and controller(s) that generate a virtual boundaries delineating a portions of the anatomy allowed to be removed by the surgical tool. The controller(s) control the robotic manipulator to autonomously move the surgical tool in relation to a first virtual boundary and according to a first feed rate or first frequency of path oscillations to remove a first portion. The controller(s) control the robotic manipulator to autonomously move the surgical tool in relation to a second virtual boundary that is spaced from the first virtual boundary, and according to a different feed rate or different frequency of path oscillations, to remove a second portion.

Abstract: A modular quantum computing structure includes a plurality of attachment structures, at least some of the attachment structures having different thicknesses. At least one of a plurality of qubit chips is bonded to a first attachment structure of the plurality of attachment structures having a first thickness. A second attachment structure of the plurality of attachment structures arranged adjacent the first attachment structure has a second thickness different from the first thickness of the first attachment structure. At least one of the qubit chips bonded to the first attachment structure has a footprint extending beyond a footprint of the first interposer to overlap at least the second interposer.

Abstract: A 3D printing system includes a resin vessel, a build plate positioning mechanism, a plurality of lower datums, and a build plate. The build plate positioning mechanism includes a pair of L-shaped brackets that individually include a fixed vertical portion, a movable portion, and an adjustment mechanism. The movable portion includes a lateral lower end. The adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust and set an angular position of the lateral lower end with respect to the fixed vertical portion. The build plate has a plurality of upper datums configured to engage and align to the plurality of lower datums when the build plate is placed upon the pair of L-shaped brackets. The plurality of lower datums are arranged upon the pair of L-shaped brackets to enable the adjustment mechanisms of the pair of L-shaped brackets to provide an independent angular adjustment of the build plate along two lateral axes.

Abstract: A security device includes an array of lenses and a plurality of first and second segments disposed under the array of lenses. At a first viewing angle, the array of lenses presents a first image for viewing without presenting the second image for viewing, and at a second viewing angle different from the first viewing angle, the array of lenses presents for viewing the second image without presenting the first image for viewing. At least one first or second segment can include one or more microstructures or one or more nanostructures configured to produce one or more colors for the first or second image.

Abstract: An apparatus for measuring contamination on a critical surface of a part is provided. A vessel for mounting the part is provided. An inert gas source is in fluid connection with the vessel and adapted to provide an inert gas to the vessel. At least one diffuser receives the inert gas from the vessel, wherein the critical surface of the part is exposed to the inert gas when the part is mounted in the vessel. At least one analyzer is adapted to receive inert gas from the at least one diffuser and measures contaminants in the inert gas.

Abstract: Plasma viewports for high-temperature environments in semiconductor processing equipment are disclosed; such viewports may use a triple-window design, with each window providing particular functionality.

Abstract: Various exemplary devices, systems, and methods for multi-layer anti-stick coatings for surgical tools are provided. In general, a method of manufacturing a surgical tool includes forming, using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition with hexamethyldisiloxane as a precursor material, a first coating on a conductive tissue treating surface of the end effector and a second jaw component of the end effector, the first coating comprising a first material, wherein the first material is a first silicone material, and applying a second coating on top of the first coating on the first jaw component and the second jaw component, the second coating comprising a second material, wherein the coatings are effective to prevent tissue sticking to the jaws during an electrosurgical sealing procedure.

Abstract: In embodiments, a method for managing documents in an electronic deal room associated with a document-intensive activity, the method comprising: receiving, by a processing system of a deal room platform, a request to upload a document to the electronic deal room from a user device associated with a user participating in the deal; receiving, by the processing system, the document from a document source; determining, by the processing system, a classification of the document based on one or more features of the document and a machine-learned document classification model that is trained to classify documents involved in document-intensive activities; identifying, by the processing system, one or more folders of an organizational structure having a plurality of folders corresponding to the electronic deal room based on the classification; and associating, by the processing system, the document with the one or more folders.

Abstract: A display system having a dynamic display and a lighting system. The lighting system includes a first light source for generating a first light within a first optical spectrum, a second light source for generating a second light within a second optical spectrum, a first sensor activated when detecting light within the first optical spectrum, and a second sensor activated when detecting light within the second optical spectrum. The lighting system further includes a controller that selectively activates one or more of the first light source and the second light source based on a combination of the first sensor and the second sensor activated. The lighting system also includes a light redistribution element that receives the first light and the second light and directs the first light and the second light toward the display. A showing of the designated information is not disrupted by the second light.

Abstract: Simulation data of the autonomous vehicle is processed by executing a simulation based on the simulation data to generate a simulation result. Then a perception scenario is generated from the simulation result. The generated perception scenario is validated by verifying whether a constraint is satisfied to produce a validated perception scenario. The validated perception scenario can be used to create or refine a perception model used for controlling the operation of autonomous vehicles.

Abstract: Various exemplary devices, systems, and methods for anti-stick coatings for surgical tools are provided. In general, a method of manufacturing a surgical tool includes forming, using plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition with hexamethyldisiloxane as a precursor material, a coating on a conductive tissue treating surface of an end effector, the coating comprising a silicone material, wherein the coatings are effective to prevent tissue sticking to the jaws during an electrosurgical procedure.