Abstract: Systems and methods for implementing air conditioning and water store systems that are configured such that a direct expansion of a heat transfer material allows for both hot and cold thermal storage are provided. In such systems, an included cold thermal energy storage unit can be cooled to a temperature lower than the temperature desired for a target space while the target space is simultaneously cooled to the desired temperature, such that the temperature desired for the target space can subsequently be established and/or maintained by the cold thermal energy storage unit irrespective of whether the cold thermal energy storage unit is being principally relied on to cool the target space or whether an included powered condensing unit is being relied on to cool the target space. In conjunction with this, hot thermal units and water in a water store can be heated. In short, the system allows for the capture of normally ejected heat in the water store.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a reverse transfer method of forming a multi-layered roofing membrane composite that includes a release liner, a polyurethane pressure sensitive adhesive layer, and a single-ply roofing membrane. The disclosed methods include coating either a release liner or a single ply membrane with the pressure sensitive adhesive layer to form a composite roll for transport.

Abstract: Crystals of [8-chloro-3-(4-chlorobenzyl)-4-difluoromethoxy-2-ethylquinolin-5-yloxy]acetic acid L-lysine salt, i.e., a crystal A which has peaks at diffraction angles 2?=6.0°, 10.0°, 10.7°, 12.1°, 18.4°, 19.2° and 20.1° in powder X-ray diffraction spectra and a crystal B which has peaks at diffraction angles 2?=6.0°, 11.7°, 12.4°, 15.2°, 16.4°, 20.3° and 22.6° in powder X-ray diffraction spectra. These crystals are chemically stable and have excellent thermal stability and physical properties, and are therefore suitable as medicinal substances.

Abstract: Vehicle suspension systems are described herein. An example apparatus includes a cam pivotably coupled to a rear axle. The example apparatus also includes a first tie rod having a first end pivotably coupled to the cam and a second end pivotably coupled to a steering knuckle. The example apparatus also includes a second tie rod having a first end pivotably coupled to the cam outboard relative to the first end of the first tie rod and a second end coupled to a steering actuator.

Abstract: An electronic gaming machine for side pool interleaved wagering is disclosed. The system includes a interactive controller constructed to: receive an indication to participate in a competition with one or more other users; communicate application telemetry associated with the interactive application. The system also includes a wager controller operatively connected to the application controller, the wager controller constructed to: receive a wager request; communicate funds for a side pool; generate a wager outcome; communicate the wager outcome; and receive funds from the side pool when the user is a winner of the competition. The system also includes the application controller operatively connecting the mobile to the wager controller by a network, the application controller constructed to: communicate a wager request based on received application telemetry; and communicate application resources based on received wager outcome.

Abstract: A cleaning formulation includes water in an amount in the range of about 95 to about 99 weight percent, non-volatile polyols in an amount in the range of about 0.1 to about 3.0 weight percent, and surfactant in an amount in the range of about 0.001 to about 2.0 weight percent. The surfactant is not limited to non-ionic surfactants and the ingredients are derived from natural sources or food-grade materials.

Abstract: A pipe saddle includes a saddle body having an interior surface with a generally U-shaped cross-sectional shape defining an interior configured to receive a pipe therein. The saddle body includes a bottom wall portion. A support clip is included on the bottom wall portion of the saddle body. The support clip includes a side wall extending downward. A resiliently deflectable lower arm extends outward from a lower end of the side wall and generally opposing the bottom wall portion. The resiliently deflectable lower arm includes a catch at a free end thereof. The resiliently deflectable lower arm is configured to snap onto a support structure to attach the pipe saddle to the support structure.

Abstract: A sensor system for sensing the contents of a bore including a plurality of coils disposed behind a non-metallic lining. An oscillator circuit may be used to drive the coils to generate oscillating electromagnetic fields, and a detection circuit generates output signals from each coil representing a parameter of the electrical oscillations that depends on the contents of the bore. The coils may include a primary coil and a one secondary coil, wherein the oscillating electromagnetic field generated by the secondary coil has a lesser degree of interaction with the contents of bore than the oscillating electromagnetic field generated by the primary coil. The sensor system may use the output signal from the secondary coil to compensate the output signal from the primary coil for environmental effects.

Abstract: The invention is intended to protect football players, race car drivers and others. An apparatus that dampens impacts and prevents rapid movement of user's head protected by helmets. Two embodiments are disclosed using piston configuration. In one embodiment, the piston is moving inside a housing filled with a viscoelastic fluid and the other is a locking piston dampener mechanism.

Abstract: Described is a medical adapter assembly comprising an end including a neuraxial fitting that is not directly connectable to a standard luer fitting, an opposing end including a standard luer fitting connectable to a standard luer fitting of an intravenous medical device, and a check valve that allows fluid flow from the end with the standard luer fitting to the end with the neuraxial fitting, but prevents fluid flow from the end with the neuraxial fitting to the end with the standard luer fitting. Methods of using the medical adapter assembly and kits containing the medical adapter assembly are also described.

Abstract: Methods and systems for managing a fantasy competition. The methods and systems include creating a fantasy competition, enrolling participants, beginning the competition, providing data to participants during the competition, finishing the competition, and determining a winner. Participants may create a teams from a plurality of available athletes such as from a predetermined list of athletes. Participants may modify their teams to include or remove athletes, such as prior to or after the beginning of the competition. The modifications may be limited in number. The modifications may occur while at least one of the athletes is competing in a real-world sporting event. The winner may be determined by awarding points to participants based on the composition of the participants' team. The points awarded may correspond to the real-world performance of the athletes on the participants' team, such as while the athletes were included on the participants' team.

Abstract: Methods and materials to fabricate electrochromic including electrochemical devices are disclosed. In particular, emphasis is placed on the composition, fabrication and incorporation of electrolytic sheets in these devices. Composition, fabrication and incorporation of redox layers and sealants suitable for these devices are also disclosed. Incorporation of EC devices in insulated glass system (IGU) windows is also disclosed.

Abstract: Techniques for network performance assessment are described. Techniques may include collecting initial measurements relating to transmission of probe traffic between endpoints of endpoint pairs in a plurality of endpoint pairs and clustering the plurality of endpoints into a plurality of endpoint groups. The method may also include determining a plurality of endpoint group pairs and generating a network performance assessment, based on measuring performance metrics pertaining to traffic between endpoints within the endpoint groups in the plurality of endpoint group pairs.

Abstract: Described in detail herein is an autonomous object storage and retrieval system. In one embodiment, an object storage and retrieval system includes a computing system hosting a service application and in communication with a database and storage towers configured to store and dispense physical objects. Each storage tower is in communication with the computing system and has an octagonal prism-shaped housing. Each storage tower includes, a shelving unit disposed within the housing, the shelving unit configured to one or more of the physical objects, a controller, a transport apparatus, an input device, an interactive display, and a repository. The computing system can transmit instructions to the first storage tower to render the status of the first physical object on the interactive display of the storage tower.

Abstract: Systems, apparatuses, and methods for virtualizing a micro-operation cache are disclosed. A processor includes at least a micro-operation cache, a conventional cache subsystem, a decode unit, and control logic. The decode unit decodes instructions into micro-operations which are then stored in the micro-operation cache. The micro-operation cache has limited capacity for storing micro-operations. When new micro-operations are decoded from pending instructions, existing micro-operations are evicted from the micro-operation cache to make room for the new micro-operations. Rather than being discarded, micro-operations evicted from the micro-operation cache are stored in the conventional cache subsystem. This prevents the original instruction from having to be decoded again on subsequent executions.

Abstract: A dialog system receives a multi-intent input from a user, wherein the multi-intent input comprises a selection of multiple intents in a single conversational input. The dialog system splits the multi-intent input into multiple segments, wherein each of the segments comprises a subsequence of the multi-intent input. The dialog system applies a classifier to classify each segment of the multiple segments by at least one pair of a plurality of pairs in a matrix, each pair of a separate class of multiple classes and a separate confidence level of classification, each of the multiple classes associated with a separate intent from among the multiple intents. The dialog system selects one or more outputs for each separate class in each separate pair, in view of the separate confidence level. The dialog system outputs a response comprising a concatenation of the one or more outputs to the user.

Abstract: A system and method for performing vehicle safety processing within a vehicle includes determining whether a driver is present in a vehicle, receiving driver sensed data, processing the driver sensed data to recognize a safety issue. The method continues by determining if the driver sensed data also indicates an externally sensed safety issue. For the driver sensed data without the externally sensed safety issue, the method includes generating one or more control signals to activate a driver awareness measure. For the driver sensed data with an externally sensed safety issue, the method includes activating auto safety precaution measures, determining whether the auto safety measures were successful in avoiding an accident, and, if not, recording the driver sensed data in a one-time programmable (OTP) memory device.

Abstract: A vehicular mobile device holder is provided. The vehicular mobile device holder includes a base the extends from a planar proximal end to a planar distal end, wherein the base simultaneously spirals about a longitudinal axis and a latitudinal axis as it extends therebetween. As a result, the planar distal end is oriented at an angle of inclination relative to planar proximal end of approximately sixty-five to eighty degrees relative to the longitudinal axis. The proximal end provides a flange to wrap around the console of the vehicle and secure the base thereto. The distal end faces the driver and provides a charging pad and peripheral guides to charge and retain a mobile device respectively.

Abstract: System and techniques for adaptive color transformation to aid computer vision are described herein. Colors from an image are mapped into a multi-dimensional space to create a distribution of colors in the image. A line can be fit to the distribution. Here, the line includes an angle relative to a coordinate system of the multi-dimensional space. A transformation to colors can then be applied to the image based on the angle of the line. The transformation producing a reduced image where a color complexity of the original image is reduced.

Abstract: Devices, methods, and systems provide a surgical access device comprising an internal retractor device integrated with or coupled to a body wall or wound retractor. The wound retractor retracts an opening in a body wall into a body cavity, while the internal retractor permits a user to control the positions of internal structures within the body cavity, thereby permitting a user to define a surgical field. Embodiments of the internal retractor are adjustable.