Abstract: Example methods and apparatus for communicating control signals in a gas grill are disclosed herein. An example user-interface assembly for use in a grill includes control knob, knob sensor to detect a user interaction with the control knob, lighting circuitry including a plurality of light emitting diodes, and user-interface controller circuitry to identify an addressing block connected via an input wiring harness, the knob controller to select an address to be used to communicate with a central controller of the gas grill.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to indicate presence of a flame are disclosed. An example gas grill includes a burner tube having apertures to emit a fuel for combustion, an ignition element to cause ignition of the fuel emitted from the apertures of the burner tube, a flame sensor to detect the presence of a flame associated with the combustion of the fuel emitted from the apertures of the burner tube, and flame sense circuitry including a flame signal accessor to access a flame sense signal from the flame sensor, and a terminal to output an indication of the presence of the flame, the indication of the presence of the flame output without respect to an open or closed state of a lid of the grill.

Abstract: Example methods and apparatus for supplying configuration data to controllers of grills are disclosed. An example grill includes a controller and a dongle. The dongle is connectable to the controller. The dongle includes memory storing configuration data associated with the grill. The controller is to read the configuration data from the memory in response to the dongle being connected to the controller.

Abstract: Example methods and apparatus for controlling gas flow in grills based on position data detected via rotary encoders. An example grill includes a burner valve, a rotary encoder, and a controller. The burner valve is movable between an open position and a closed position. The rotary encoder includes a rotatable portion and a fixed portion. The control knob is mechanically coupled to the rotatable portion. The rotatable portion is rotatable relative to the fixed portion. The rotary encoder is to detect a rotational position of the control knob. The rotational position of the control knob corresponds to a rotational position of the rotatable portion relative to the fixed portion. The controller is in electrical communication with the rotary encoder. The controller is to determine a target position of the burner valve based on the rotational position of the control knob. The controller is to instruct the burner valve to move to the target position.

Abstract: The invention refers to a container (1) that can be used for storing, transporting and for inoculating silk-free pupae. The container (1) comprises a tray (2) having a substantially flat surface (5) and a plurality of wells (4) formed on the surface (5), wherein each well (4) configured for accommodating a pupa (8). The container (1) also comprises a lid (3) having a plurality of openings (6), wherein the tray (2) and the lid (3) are configured to be coupled to each other, such as the lid (3) is placed on the flat surface (5), at least partially, closing the wells (4). The wells (4) and the openings (6) are arranged, such as when the tray (2) and the lid (3) are 10 coupled together, each well (4) is accessible through an opening (6). The container is stackable for an optimum and cost-efficient secure transportation.

Abstract: The invention refers to a rearing boxes for growing insects from egg to the pupa stage. The insect rearing box (1) comprises: a lateral wall (2a,2b,3a,3b) and top and bottom covers (4a,4b) detachably coupled with the lateral wall to configure a insect rearing chamber (6). The box (1) further comprises a plurality of bars (5) placed inside the rearing chamber (6), and transversally arranged with respect to the top and bottom covers (4a,4b), wherein the bars (5) have top and bottom ends (5?,5?) adjacent respectively to the top and bottom covers (4a,4b), and wherein the bottom ends (5?) of the bars (5) are free ends. The rearing box (1) is suitable for the industrial production of insect pupae, preferably in an automatized production process, increasing the production rate as well as the quality and uniformity of the pupae.

Abstract: The present invention covers means and methods to increase the efficiency of recombinant protein expression, in particular to optimize the industrial production of recombinant proteins in insect pupae, particularly in Trichoplusia ni (T. ni) pupae. Moreover, the present invention is also directed to the pupae itself comprising baculovirus, pupae infected, transformed, transduced or transfected with baculoviruses or bacmids, as well as devices suitable for performing the methods of the present invention.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus to indicate presence of a flame are disclosed. An example gas grill includes a burner tube having apertures to emit a fuel for combustion, an ignition element to cause ignition of the fuel emitted from the apertures of the burner tube, a flame sensor to detect the presence of a flame associated with the combustion of the fuel emitted from the apertures of the burner tube, and flame sense circuitry including a flame signal accessor to access a flame sense signal from the flame sensor, and a terminal to output an indication of the presence of the flame, the indication of the presence of the flame output without respect to an open or closed state of a lid of the grill.

Abstract: The present invention relates to dairy and milk treatment industries for obtaining lactose-free milk and assessment of byproduct in particular, particularly to milk treatment industry through different separation means such as micro and nanofiltration equipment. One of the purposes of this invention is to provide a delactosed or lactose-free milk with sensory profile equivalent to a normal pasteurized milk using essential separation steps to reduce product costs. Another purpose of this invention is to determine the effect of milk natural components concentration on organoleptic properties to achieve the first purpose of this invention. Another purpose is to determine percentage between retentate and permeate to get a sensory profile equivalent to a normal pasteurized milk.

Abstract: A system for sensing a target in a region of interest (ROI) includes a coded compressive antenna (CCA) to generate an EM field codified in multiple dimensions. One or more receivers receives EM energy reflected by the target, and produces reflection information corresponding to the reflected energy. A compressive sensing imaging processor analyzes reflection information to generate an image representing the target. The CCA may use a distorted reflector, a vortex lens, and/or meta-materials to codify the EM field in multiple dimensions. The system may evaluate a sensing matrix that characterizes the transmission channel and the codified EM field. The system configures the CCA to produce a coded EM field enhances certain sensing matrix singular values, with respect to an EM field produced by a non-codified antenna. The sensing system provides increased target sensitivity while reducing false detections.

Abstract: The present invention is related with the milk industry in general and with the processing industry of milk to produce for lactose-free milk and assessment of the subproduct in particular, and even more particularly in the milk processing industry through different separating means of the components such as micro- and nano filtration. The function of the invention is to permit a lactose-free milk or a milk without lactose with a sensorial profile similar to that of normal pasteurized milk without lactose using the essential separation steps to reduce production costs, yet another objective was to determine the effect on the organoleptic characteristics of the concentration of natural milk components and concentrations which achieve the first objective, still another objective is to determine the ratio between retentate and permeate to obtain a sensorial profile equivalent to that of a normal pasteurized mil without lactose.

Abstract: The present invention covers means and methods to increase the efficiency of recombinant protein expression, in particular to optimize the industrial production of recombinant proteins in insect pupae, particularly in Trichoplusia ni (T. ni) pupae. Moreover, the present invention is also directed to the pupae itself comprising baculovirus, pupae infected, transformed, transduced or transfected with baculovirases or bacmids, as well as devices suitable for performing the methods of the present invention.

Abstract: A system for sensing a target in a region of interest (ROI) includes a coded compressive antenna (CCA) to generate an EM field codified in multiple dimensions. One or more receivers receives EM energy reflected by the target, and produces reflection information corresponding to the reflected energy. A compressive sensing imaging processor analyzes reflection information to generate an image representing the target. The CCA may use a distorted reflector, a vortex lens, and/or meta-materials to codify the EM field in multiple dimensions. The system may evaluate a sensing matrix that characterizes the transmission channel and the codified EM field. The system configures the CCA to produce a coded EM field enhances certain sensing matrix singular values, with respect to an EM field produced by a non-codified antenna. The sensing system provides increased target sensitivity while reducing false detections.

Abstract: Reagents and methods are provided that allow for an improved expression of a recombinant protein. More specifically, the introduction of recombinant DNA elements into a host cell allows for the increased expression of a recombinant protein, an improvement of the correct folding of said protein and an increase in cell viability and proliferation of the host cell, These recombinant DNA elements can be introduced into host cells, for example, via a recombinant baculovirus, which has incorporated said elements. The recombinant DNA elements include nucleic acids encoding transcriptional regulators, such as IE-0 and IE-1, transcriptional enhancer elements, such as the homologous region (hr) and promoters.

Abstract: The present invention may be included in the field of biotechnology and it covers the improved production of recombinant proteins in insect cells or insect larvae as biofactories by a novel expression cassette. This expression cassette comprises nucleic acid sequences such as promoters, homologous regions (hr) as enhancers, and sequences encoding transcriptional regulators, for example, the baculovirus Ac-ie-01 cDNA, or any combination thereof, which are able to increase the quality and production efficiency of the recombinant proteins. Moreover, the present invention is also directed to the vectors themselves comprising the above mentioned nucleic acid sequences of the invention, cells or insects infected, transformed or transfected with those sequences or vectors, and methods for producing the recombinant proteins by using the aforesaid sequences, vectors, cells or insects.

Abstract: The present invention is related with the milk industry in general and with the processing industry of milk to produce for lactose-free milk and assessment of the subproduct in particular, and even more particularly in the milk processing industry through different separating means of the components such as micro- and nano filtration. The function of the invention is to permit a lactose-free milk or a milk without lactose with a sensorial profile similar to that of normal pasteurized milk without lactose using the essential separation steps to reduce production costs, yet another objective was to determine the effect on the organoleptic characteristics of the concentration of natural milk components and concentrations which achieve the first objective, still another objective is to determine the ratio between retentate and permeate to obtain a sensorial profile equivalent to that of a normal pasteurized mil without lactose.

Abstract: Reagents and methods are provided that allow for an improved expression of a recombinant protein in an insect, More specifically, the introduction of recombinant DNA elements into an insect larva allows for the increased expression of a recombinant protein, an improvement of the correct folding of said protein and an increase in the survival rate after infection of the insect These recombinant DNA elements can be introduced, for example, into insect larvae via a recombinant baculovirus, which has incorporated said elements. The recombinant DNA elements include nucleic acids encoding transcriptional regulators, such as IE-0 and IE-1, transcriptional, enhancer elements, such as the homologous region (hr) and promoters.

Abstract: The invention relates to the technological sector of the transport and delivery of molecules into cells, either at cytoplasm or at nucleus or inter-cells (cell to cell transport), using peptides binding proteins from the cell microtubule motor complex, preferably dynein-binding peptides, as carrier/delivery peptides; or functionalized structures, as nanoparticles, linked to said carrier/delivery peptides. This delivery can be useful in many technical fields comprising, among some others: diagnosis, therapy and pharmacology.

Abstract: In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to signal processing methods and systems for identifying a material on a body of a person using electromagnetic radiation. A radar system may measure a first reflection of radiation incident on a body of a person. The first reflection may be from a surface of the body. The radar system may measure a second reflection of the radiation. The second reflection may be from a first material residing on or proximate to the surface of the body. An analyzer may determine, relative to the first reflection, a delay in the second reflection due to propagation of a portion of the radiation through the first material. The analyzer may determine, based on the delay, at least one of: the first material and a dielectric constant of the first material.