Abstract: Systems and methods are provided. The systems include a manufacturer-sealed, sterile surgical packaging, a surgical instrument stored within the manufacturer-sealed, sterile packaging, a first transceiver contained within the manufacturer-sealed, sterile surgical packaging and configured to transmit a first data set including a first amount of data, a second transceiver contained within the manufacturer-sealed, sterile surgical packaging and configured to transmit a second data set including a second amount of data, the second amount of data greater than the first amount of data, and a power supply contained within the manufacturer-sealed and connected to the second transceiver, wherein the second transceiver is intermittently powered by the power supply.

Abstract: A waveguide is disclosed. The waveguide includes one or more gratings disposed over a substrate. The gratings include grating structures having a grating pitch. The waveguide includes a waveguide region disposed over the substrate between each grating and an edge of the substrate. The waveguide region includes auxiliary structures with an auxiliary pitch less than the grating pitch.

Abstract: First interaction data may be received and used to determine a beginning sleep time. Second interaction data may be received and used to determine an interrupted period during an expected sleep period. Third interaction data may be received and used to determine an end sleep time.

Abstract: A contactless card with power harvesting unit is described. The power harvesting unit is configured to harvest power from near field communication radio wave fields and supply power to a memory, processor, and communication circuit of the contactless card. In some embodiments, the contactless card may also include a capacitor for smoothing out power deliver or a rechargeable battery. The contactless card is configured to establish two-way communication with a secondary device and to store and execute applets. In some embodiments, the contactless card is a payment card which contains information associated with a primary profile and a secondary profile. The secondary profile may be activated using two-way communication if the primary profile is deactivated due to fraudulent activity.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for determining localization information for sources of seismic energy positioned below a ground surface. In accord with one series of embodiments, a method of determining localization information receives data from first seismic sensors in a first three dimensional array containing sensors emplaced below the ground surface and coherently processes the signals to provide three dimensional localization information that enables determination of an angle of arrival for a signal of interest. In combination with data from second seismic sensors in a second three dimensional array the method provides determination of a position in three dimensional space.

Abstract: Systems are methods are provided for implementing an intelligent optical transceiver. The intelligent optical transceiver implements dynamic health monitoring and “time to fail” prediction functions to predict a failure of a component before it malfunctions during use. By employing the intelligent optical transceiver, a network can prevent failures in its optical connectivity that can degrade the network performance, such as experiencing outages and data unavailability. For example, the intelligent optical transceiver includes a module health monitor, which monitors, in real-time, health parameters of optical communication components in the intelligent optical transceiver. Also, the intelligent optical transceiver includes a time to fail predictor which predicts a time to fail for the optical communication components of the optical transceiver based on a result of a defined regression function.

Abstract: Methods and apparatuses for applying electrical energy to a target tissue, including sub-microsecond pulsed electrical energy. These methods and apparatuses may prevent or limit arcing and/or maintain adequate contact during treatment while minimizing arcing. For example, described herein are electrodes that have a surface that is covered by an arc mitigating layer. The arc mitigating layer may be separated from the electrode surface by a gap region (e.g., air gap).

Abstract: A comprehensive and user-friendly life transitioning system. The system herein provides a comprehensive, or turkey, system that guides a user or users through every likely step of personal end-of-life planning, and assists those left behind afterward. The system herein provides a complete system, including the use of at least one computerized device and system software, to enable a decedent, and those responsible for handling decedent's affairs, to provide and implement decisions, information, steps, and documents for completion for handling in advance (including the steps of legal and financial preparation), for medical, financial, grief assistance, and other end of life matters.

Abstract: Heat resistant and/or nonstick polymer materials and composites, and cookware including a food support surface comprising an integrated or attached cooking surface formed of the materials and composites. The cookware can includes a melt-processible fluoropolymer surface or insert. The cookware can further include a laminate material with structural rigidity, wherein the laminate material includes a flexible substrate impregnated with the heat resistant polymer material, coated with a nonstick coating, and pressed or molded in a shaped cookware or other nonstick items or component. Various cooking devices can be pressed from the material, as well as oven or vehicle components.

Abstract: A computing system including a processor configured to receive a mesh of a three-dimensional geometry. The processor is further configured to receive a source antenna location and a destination antenna location on the mesh. The processor is further configured to compute a ray path as an estimated shortest path between the source antenna location and the destination antenna location. The ray path includes a geodesic path over the mesh and a free space path outside the mesh. The ray path is computed at least in part by computing the geodesic path at least in part by performing inferencing at a trained neural network. Computing the ray path further includes computing the free space path at least in part by performing raytracing from a launch point located at an endpoint of the geodesic path. The processor is further configured to output the ray path to an additional computing process.

Abstract: A needle assembly for an injection device is provided to facilitate delivery of a dermal filler. The assembly includes a cannula and a hub. The hub can be coupled to a syringe. The hub includes an inner bore that has a proximal retention section, a stepped section, and a cannula retention section. The stepped section, the proximal retention section, and the cannula retention section are configured to reduce the dead space within the inner bore for preventing detachment of the hub from the syringe during an injection procedure.

Abstract: A power toothbrush device (100) including a brush head member (104) having a set of bristles (116); a body portion (102) coupled with the brush head member; and a drivetrain assembly (122). The drivetrain assembly includes an actuator (840) configured to generate periodic linear movement and a drivetrain shaft (124, 824) configured to transmit the generated periodic linear movement to the brush head member. The set of bristles are configured to be driven in a first direction (TM) at an amplitude equal to or greater than 0.25 mm and less than 3 mm and a frequency equal to or greater than 0.25 Hz and less than 520 Hz in the first direction. The drivetrain shaft is further configured to periodically rotate the set of bristles in a second direction (SM) about a central axis of the power toothbrush device.

Abstract: Methods and systems for existing software applications to automatically take advantage of multicore computer systems outside of the conventional simultaneous processing of multiple applications and without performance problems from cache misses and mismatched task processing times are presented. Unlike other multicore optimization techniques, the present invention uses techniques that are applied to design graphs and work for scaled and standard speedup-based parallel processing. The methods and systems optimize software designs that are attached to code for maximum performance on multicore computer hardware by analyzing and modifying loop structures to produce a general parallel solution, not just simple loop unrolling.

Abstract: A system and method for removable installation of a transparent display are disclosed. The system includes a transparent display that includes a transparent display panel with a front side and a back side, a cover glass or touch sensor coupled to the front side of the transparent display panel, and a transparency control medium coupled to the back side of the transparent display panel to provide transparency control of the transparent display panel. The transparent display panel can be a transparent organic lighting diode (TOLED) panel or a microLED panel. The transparency control medium can be an electrochromic (EC) glass, a Suspended Particle Device (SPD) film, or a Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) film. The system includes a versatile hinge assembly coupled to the TOLED display to enable the TOLED display to be used in a table top or desktop configuration or to be mounted to a support structure.

Abstract: Systems and methods for processing an image of a machine-readable code. The method includes accessing an image of a machine-readable code comprising coded information, wherein the machine-readable code is at least partially obscured, occluded, false, or blurry. The image is refined by a trained neural network to render the machine-readable code locatable. An adjusted image may be generated in which the orientation of the machine-readable code is refined. The coded information is decoded, and fluid-related information may be displayed based on the decoded information. The decoded information may be unique to the item to which the machine-readable code is affixed. Other apparatus and methods are also described.

Abstract: A system for sequencing nucleic acid comprising a plurality of stations and a system control. The system control configured to direct the first substrate to progress and retrogress between the first processing station and the imaging station, direct the second substrate to progress and retrogress between the second processing station and the imaging station, and direct a chemistry cycle of a first sequencing procedure to occur within one of the first processing station or the second processing station while an imaging cycle of a second sequencing procedure occurs within the imaging station.

Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and computer program products for movement of rectangular prisms in a multi-dimensional space are provided.

Abstract: Surgical systems and methods are provided. The surgical systems include a manufacturer-sealed sterile surgical package containing a surgical instrument, at least one data processor, and memory storing instructions configured to cause the at least one data processor to perform operations. The operations include receive, from a remote server, data characterizing one or more aspects of a surgical procedure involving the surgical instrument, determine a level of compatibility of the surgical instrument with each of the one or more aspects of the surgical procedure, provide the determined level of compatibility.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provided herein include waveguide combiners. More specifically, embodiments described herein provide for waveguide combiners with a waveguide layer and a coating having a tapered portion disposed thereover. The waveguide includes one or more gratings, the one or more gratings including a plurality of grating structures disposed over a waveguide substrate, wherein the grating structures include a waveguide material, and the plurality of grating structures include exterior grating structures at outer edges of the one or more gratings. A waveguide layer is disposed over the waveguide substrate between the exterior grating structures and an edge of the waveguide substrate, the waveguide layer including the waveguide material, and a coating disposed over the waveguide layer, the coating having a tapered portion that is tapered from at least one of the exterior grating structures to a planar portion of the coating.

Abstract: Recyclable and dimensionally stable films for packaging include an oriented base film having a first layer containing a polar polymer and a second layer containing a stabilizing polyolefin, wherein the stabilizing polyolefin is selected from the group of an ethylene/norbornene copolymer having a norbornene content greater than 20 mol %, a polyethylene polymer having a density greater than 0.94 g/cm3, and a polypropylene homopolymer.