Abstract: The present disclosure is generally directed to a high temperature lubricant for use in a preheated welding wire system. The lubricant may comprise one or more high melting point materials in a concentration from 0.5 to 30 wt % by weight of the lubricant. The high melting point materials may comprise graphite, molybdenum disulfide, tungsten disulfide, or boron nitride. The lubricant is configured to remain on a welding wire electrode that has been coated with the lubricant without melting when a preheater heats the welding wire electrode to an elevated temperature (e.g., between 500 and 900 degrees Celsius). The lubricant may be a powder or a liquid. When the lubricant is a liquid, it may further comprise a solvent such as 2-proponal or water.

Abstract: An apparatus for moving air radially outwardly from a rotational axis of a rotating vane provides an air scoop fixed to a ceiling facing surface of a fan vane, the air scoop having a motor end portion, a discharge end portion, a leading edge portion, a trailing edge portion, a fan vane facing surface, an opposing surface, and the air scoop defines a pitched plenum between the fan vane facing surface and an adjacent surface of the fan vane and a vertical distance between the leading edge portion of the air scoop and the leading edge portion of the fan vane is larger than a vertical distance between the trailing edge portion of the air scoop and the trailing edge portion of the fan vane.

Abstract: The present invention relates to methods and compositions for stabilizing proteins. The invention provides compositions comprising at least one tardigrade disordered protein (TDP) and at least one heterologous polypeptide and/or peptide of interest. Further provided are methods for stabilizing proteins and for producing organisms and cells having increased tolerance to desiccation and/or drought.

Abstract: Various techniques facilitate the development of an image library that can be used to train and/or validate an automated visual inspection (AVI) model, such an AVI neural network for image classification. In one aspect, an arithmetic transposition algorithm is used to generate synthetic images from original images by transposing features (e.g., defects) onto the original images, with pixel-level realism. In other aspects, digital inpainting techniques are used to generate realistic synthetic images from original images. Deep learning-based inpainting techniques may be used to add, remove, and/or modify defects or other depicted features. In still other aspects, quality control techniques are used to assess the suitability of image libraries for training and/or validation of AVI models, and/or to assess whether individual images are suitable for inclusion in such libraries.

Abstract: Surface polarity of a ferroelectric nematic can be configured to generate vectorial control of the orientation of its bulk polarization field. The contact between a surface with in-plane polarity and a ferroelectric nematic liquid crystal generates preferred in-plane orientation of the ferroelectric polarization field at that interface, which can lead to the formation of fluid or glassy monodomains of high polarization without electric field poling.

Abstract: A left atrial appendage closure implant may include a support frame including a first bend extending from a proximal collar to a second bend, a first segment extending from the second bend to a third bend, a second segment extending from the third bend to a fourth bend, and a third segment extending from the fourth bend to a distal collar, wherein the support frame is actuatable from a first constrained position to a second flowering position to a third mid-deployment position to a fourth unconstrained position. An implant may include a self-expanding support frame having a circumference and a central longitudinal axis, a membrane disposed over at least a portion of the support frame, and a plurality of anchors arranged into a first row and a second row such that the first row and the second row form a staggered pattern about the circumference of the support frame.

Abstract: An enclosure for containing an electrical connector for connecting a plurality of conductors, the enclosure including a first cover half, a second cover half, at least one first seal member positionable between the first cover half and the second cover half, a first latch member pivotably attached to the first cover half and a second latch member pivotably attached to the second cover half. When the first cover half is mated with the second cover half with the at least one seal member positioned between the first cover half and the second cover half, the first latch member is pivoted to latch with the second cover half and the second latch member is pivoted to latch with the first cover half.

Abstract: An enclosure for containing an electrical connector connecting a plurality of conductors, the enclosure including a first enclosure portion and a second enclosure portion and at least one strain relief assembly for securing at least one of the plurality of conductors. The first enclosure portion and the second enclosure portion when joined are configured to receive the at least one strain relief assembly.

Abstract: An electrical compression connector for connecting a plurality of conductors, the compression connector including a connector body of compressible material adapted to be inserted into a crimping tool having two opposed die surfaces for the compression of the connector body, the connector body including a first conductor portion and a second conductor portion. The first conductor portion includes a pair of side walls including a first side wall and a second side wall joined by a bottom wall, and a first conductor opening between the pair of side walls and the bottom wall and at least one insulation piercing member. The second conductor portion includes at least one second conductor opening extending at least partially through the connector body.

Abstract: A solid state lighting fixture that can be used in outdoor and indoor recessed lighting applications. The solid state lighting fixture has a recessed housing configured to be installed in a recess, and a solid state light assembly capable of being secured to the housing outside the recess. The solid state light assembly is at least partially made of a heat dissipating material capable transferring heat generated by the solid state light assembly to ambient air.

Abstract: A recommendation system includes a content similarity analyzer configured to determine a first set of content item identifiers similar to a set of viewed content items based on respective similarity scores and add them to a first list. A similar user content extraction module identifies a set of similar user identifiers from a user similarity database; obtains, based on respective viewing histories of the set, a second set of content item identifiers; and adds them to the first list. The recommendation system includes a content filter configured to select a subset of content item identifiers from the first list based on the corresponding similarity scores between content item identifiers of the first list and a viewing history. The content filter is configured to transmit the subset of content item identifiers for display of the corresponding content items via a web portal on a user interface of a first user device.

Abstract: The described technology is directed towards a pre-child user interface element in a user interface tree that draws before the parent element draws, (and thus before any conventional child element of the parent draws). For example, based upon current state data such as whether the parent element has focus, the pre-child may draw a highlight or the like before (so as to be beneath) drawing the representation of the parent element, to indicate the focused state (or and/or other current state or states). The user interface tree maintains a property that it is composable because the parent user interface element code is independent of what any of its pre-child element or pre-children elements do when invoked.

Abstract: A coiled tubing heating head tool system includes a tool connected at a connector to a terminal end of coiled tubing, the tool having a tubular extending from the connector to a heating head having a heater, a fluid passage extending from a discharge port in the tubular through the connector into the coiled tubing, and a one-way valve in the fluid passage between the discharge port and the connector, and a power cable electrically coupled to the heater and extending through the tubular, the connector, and the coiled tubing, to an electrical power source.

Abstract: A recommendation system includes a content similarity analyzer configured to determine a first set of content item identifiers similar to a set of viewed content items based on respective similarity scores and add them to a first list. A similar user content extraction module identifies a set of similar user identifiers from a user similarity database; obtains, based on respective viewing histories of the set, a second set of content item identifiers; and adds them to the first list. The recommendation system includes a content filter configured to select a subset of content item identifiers from the first list based on the corresponding similarity scores between content item identifiers of the first list and a viewing history. The content filter is configured to transmit the subset of content item identifiers for display of the corresponding content items via a web portal on a user interface of a first user device.

Abstract: The described technology is directed towards data-driven navigation, in which a next navigation location depends on variable data associated with an interactive user interface element (rather than a fixed link). The data may be in a hierarchy of data models. A menu contains interactive navigation elements, each bound to a data model. A selected interactive navigation element results in locating a data model associated with the selected element. The data model is used to determine the next navigation location. Also described is hierarchical navigation to one item of a level as well as lateral and peer navigation.

Abstract: The described technology is directed towards having UI elements structured in a hierarchical configuration, in which parent and child UI elements communicate via a virtualization interface. A change to any parent UI element view propagates to each impacted descendant, e.g., each child, any children of that child and so on, whereby each child can manage virtualization and rendering based upon the change. Focus changes among the UI elements are also handled by propagating information via the virtualization interface.

Abstract: Determining the rendering of user interface (UI) elements, referred to as views, based upon styleable transitions between possible states of a view. Transitions may include animation, such as to smoothly enter a view into or exit a view out of a scene over a number of rendering frames. Transitions also may be applied to view state changes related to a UI element, such as to indicate hovered over, focused, listening (for speech), selected and/or pressed. View state changes also may be animated.

Abstract: LED packages are disclosed that are compact and efficiently emit light, and can comprise encapsulants with planar surfaces that refract and/or reflect light within the package encapsulant. The LED package are also directed to features or arrangements that allow for improved or tailored emission characteristic for LED packages according to the present invention. Some of these features or arrangements include, but are not limited to, higher ratio of light source size to submount size, the used of particular materials (e.g. different silicones) for the LED package layers, improved arrangement of a reflective layer, improved composition and arrangement of the phosphor layer, tailoring the shape of the encapsulant, and/or improving the bonds between the layers. There are only some of the improvements disclosed herein, with some of these resulting in LED packages the emit light with a higher luminous intensity over conventional LED packages.

Abstract: A solid state lighting fixture that can be used in outdoor and indoor recessed lighting applications. The solid state lighting fixture has a recessed housing configured to be installed in a recess, and a solid state light assembly capable of being secured to the housing outside the recess. The solid state light assembly is at least partially made of a heat dissipating material capable transferring heat generated by the solid state light assembly to ambient air.