Abstract: A sortation system is disclosed that includes a programmable motion device including an end effector, a perception system for recognizing any of the identity, location, and orientation of an object presented in a plurality of objects, a grasp selection system for selecting a grasp location on the object, the grasp location being chosen to provide a secure grasp of the object by the end effector to permit the object to be moved from the plurality of objects to one of a plurality of destination locations, and a motion planning system for providing a motion path for the transport of the object when grasped by the end effector from the plurality of objects to the one of the plurality of destination locations, wherein the motion path is chosen to provide a path from the plurality of objects to the one of the plurality of destination locations.

Abstract: An implantable laminoplasty device is provided that can be used in minimally invasive surgery. The device includes a main housing with an inner housing slidably receivable by an outer housing. A gear is disposed in the main housing and engageable with a gear rack of the inner housing to adjust the length of the main housing. The gear defines an aperture configured to accept a tool to translate rotational movement into linear motion. A lock is slidably disposed in the main housing sized and configured to fix the length of the main housing when the desired length is achieved by slidable translation of the inner housing in the outer housing. The device also includes a laminar shelf portion and a lateral mass connection portion defining bone screws and both being hingedly connected to the main housing.

Abstract: Network security is applied to identify malicious activity occurring on a network or at network nodes from a coordinated attack. For instance, a device, comprising a memory and a processor, can generate a first flag signal representative of a first flag applicable to first data and a second flag signal representative of a second flag applicable to second data in response to the first and second data being determined to be related and directed to a common destination node using identifiers associated with network equipment.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaning composition, and methods of use and processes thereof. The cleaning composition may be used for cleaning surfaces, such as an exterior of a vehicle. The cleaning composition can interact with rain, or other source of water, to provide cleaning of the surfaces. The cleaning composition can interact with, attach to, or bond to salt, dirt, grime, oils, and the like, on the surface of a vehicle, for example, and can then gently wash the particles away using rain as a rinsing agent. The cleaning composition may include a chelating agent and a surfactant. The cleaning composition may be pH-controlled and can act as a neutralizer to the acidity in rain or other water to provide cleaning of the applied surfaces.

Abstract: A system may comprise a flexible delivery device including a tool channel extending therethrough and an elongated instrument configured to extend within the tool channel. The elongated instrument may include a flexible section and a rigidizable section. The system may also include a selective rigidization system at least partially extending within the elongated instrument and a sensor system configured to determine position information for the rigidizable section relative to a distal portion of the delivery device. The selective rigidization system, responsive to the position information, may be configured to transition a portion of the rigidizable section of the instrument from a bendable state to a rigid state.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include computer-implemented systems and processes that provision targeted alternative product information based on structured messaging data. For example, an apparatus may receive a message that characterizes a real-time payment requested by a first counterparty from a second counterparty, and is associated with a first product provisioned to the second counterparty by the first counterparty. The apparatus may determine that a second product is available to the second counterparty based on the message. Further, the apparatus may transmit notification data to a device operable by the second counterparty. The notification data includes product data characterizing the second product, and causes an application program executed at the device to present at least a portion of the product data within a digital interface. The apparatus also receives a response to the notification data from the device and, based on the response, provisions the second product to the second counterparty.

Abstract: An electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection device is provided. The ESD protection device includes a substrate having an upper substrate surface, an active well region, a first terminal well region, and a second terminal well region. The active well region is in the substrate, and the first terminal well region and the second terminal well region are in the active well region. The second terminal well region is spaced apart from the first terminal well region. The first terminal well region and the second terminal well region each includes a first doped region, a first contact region having at least a portion in the first doped region, and a second contact region spaced apart from the first doped region.

Abstract: Compounds and pharmaceutical compositions for use in the treatment of a disorder or disease mediated by the mTOR pathway through more selective binding to FKBP12 of the group of FK506 binding proteins (FKBPs) are disclosed. With an unusual pharmacokinetic profile and an enhanced pharmacodynamic selectivity among target FKBPs, those compounds are useful for the treatment of age- or aging-related diseases, diabetes, cancers, as well as inflammation-associated disorders.

Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a network node may obtain position information associated with a first subset of network node positions, of a set of network node positions, in connection with a map associated with a wireless coverage area. The network node may obtain map information associated with the map and may determine, based on a machine learning component, a first plurality of predicted pathloss values associated with a second subset of network node positions of the set of network node positions. Numerous other aspects are described.

Abstract: An intravenous (IV) injection site stabilization device that includes a securement device and an adhesive pad comprising a top layer and a bottom layer, where the securement device is attached to the top layer and wherein the bottom layer comprises a switchable adhesive, where the switchable adhesive is configured to adhere to a skin of a user, and where the switchable adhesive has an adhering state and a removal state, such that a first amount of force with which the switchable adhesive adheres to a surface in the adhering state is greater than a second amount of force with which the switchable adhesive adheres to a surface in the removal state.

Abstract: The disclosure relates in some aspects to an apparatus that includes stages of a failure event counting circuit including an Nth stage where N refers to an arbitrary stage of the stages of the failure event counting circuit. The Nth stage may include an Nth fuse trigger circuit configured to receive an event detector signal indicative of a failure event, an Nth electronic fuse configured to disconnect a circuit path between a voltage source and a ground in response to the event detector signal, and an Nth delay circuit coupled to the Nth e-fuse and configured to cause a time delay for activating a subsequent stage of the failure event counting circuit in response to the Nth e-fuse disconnecting. In this aspect, each of the stages of the failure event counting circuit may be configured to use the respective e-fuse to record a discrete failure event.

Abstract: An air conditioned enclosure can include an electronics enclosure with an internal electronics area and an air-conditioner opening into the internal electronics area and an air conditioner. The air conditioner can include an ambient-exchange housing that defines an exchange cavity including a first heat exchanger, a cooling enclosure including a mating surface and first walls that define a cooling cavity having a second heat exchanger, and the mating surface mounted to the electronics enclosure to provide a sealed perimeter around the air-condition opening with cooling cavity aligned for air exchange with the internal electronics area. The cooling enclosure can define a fluid connection between the ambient air exchange cavity and the cooling cavity including a fluid trap extending from the second heat exchanger along a trap height to capture and retain condensate from the second heat exchanger as a barrier to ingress from the exchange cavity into the cooling cavity.

Abstract: In one example, a medical system may comprise a delivery tube configured to couple to a vacuum source and provide negative pressure to a distal portion of the delivery tube; and a porous body at a distal portion of the delivery tube, the porous body including a first section and a second section removable from the first section.

Abstract: A step assembly for a work vehicle includes a top portion configured to engage a base portion of the step assembly while in an engaged state. The top portion is configured to be disposed above the base portion while in the engaged state. The top portion is also configured to cover an operational component of the work vehicle while in the engaged state. The top portion is also configured to be disposed on a ground surface while in a disengaged state to support a standing operator in a stable configuration and to elevate the standing operator relative to the ground surface.

Abstract: Patterns in lane data and traffic signal data around intersections are used to detect potential errors in map databases and automatically generate data for map databases. Groups of lanes inbound into intersections and/or outbound from intersections can be categorized, and these categories may be used to compare lanes around an intersection, or at multiple intersections along a roadway or in a region. Deviations from expected patterns of these intersection categories may be used to identify errors. Patterns of internal lanes based on external lanes and traffic signal data may be used to automatically generate internal lane data for intersections.

Abstract: The present application provides methods and corresponding systems for accessing services on a gaming device which, in certain embodiments, include the step or steps of obtaining at least one item of identity verification data from a user of a gaming device; encrypting the at least one item of identity verification data; comparing the at least one item of encrypted identity verification data received and at least one item of encrypted identity verification data obtained and stored previously on an authentication device; enabling at least one service on the gaming device based on a match between the encrypted identity verification data, the at least one service comprising a wager-type game; and displaying an interface screen comprising graphic objects associated with the wager-type game and at least one selectable element for the user to submit a gaming command and a wagering command during game play.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling exotherms in a fibrous preform during carbonization include one or more temperature control channels disposed in a heat treatment tooling fixture. A fluid may be moved through the temperature control channel(s) for controlling a temperature of the fibrous preform as the fibrous preform is heated during carbonization. A fluid source and a valve arrangement may be controlled for regulating a flow of fluid through the temperature control channel(s). In this manner, the fibrous preform may be uniformly brought to a temperature range such that shrinking of the fibrous preform occurs simultaneously and uniformly throughout the fibrous preform.

Abstract: A textile includes a first piece of fabric consisting of polyethylene (PE) and a second piece of fabric consisting of PE. The first piece of fabric and the second piece of fabric are connected by a medium consisting of PE.

Abstract: An example electric motor includes a housing, a stator fixed relative to the housing, a rotor, a brake assembly, a first bearing, and a second bearing. The rotor has a hub portion, a cylindrical portion, and a disk portion. The hub portion of the rotor has a first end, a second end, and a through-hole therethrough. The brake assembly is fixed relative to the housing and configured to selectively couple the disk portion of the rotor to the housing. The first bearing is mounted between the first end of the hub portion of the rotor and the disk portion of the rotor. The second bearing is mounted between the second end of the hub portion of the rotor and the disk portion of the rotor.

Abstract: An arrangement for use in forming a can body, the arrangement including a forming die structured to form a portion of the can body, the forming die having a portion comprising a photoluminescent material.