Abstract: A liquid-cooled stator for an electric machine includes a stator core positioned within a housing, the stator core including a plurality of teeth and a back iron, the back iron defining an outer diameter (OD) of the stator. A winding arrangement is positioned on the stator core and includes end turns positioned on an axial end of the stator. At least one shroud is positioned on the axial end of the stator and covers the plurality of end turns. A stator cooling path is configured to direct a continuous flow of liquid from at least one liquid inlet to at least one liquid outlet, the stator cooling path including one section configured to direct liquid through the at least one shroud and across the first plurality of end turns and an additional section configured to direct liquid over the OD of the stator core.

Abstract: A liquid-cooled stator for an electric machine includes a stator core positioned within a housing. The housing includes a plurality of teeth and a back iron, the plurality of teeth defining an inner diameter (ID) of the stator core, and the back iron defining an outer diameter (OD) of the stator core. A winding arrangement is positioned on the stator core and includes a first plurality of end turns extending from a first axial end of the stator core and a second plurality of end turns extending from a second axial end of the stator core. A shroud is positioned on the first axial end of the stator core and covers the first plurality of end turns. An inner sleeve is connected to the ID of the stator core and extends in an axial direction beyond a first axial end of the stator core.

Abstract: A vehicle including a transceiver and a processor is disclosed. The transceiver may be configured to receive a request to activate an external interface movement mode associated with the vehicle to enable a vehicle movement control via an external interface. The external interface may be configured to be removably attached to a vehicle exterior surface. The processor may be configured to obtain the request from the transceiver and determine that a predefined condition may be met responsive to obtaining the request. The processor may be further configured to activate the external interface movement mode responsive to determining that the predefined condition may be met. In addition, the processor may output a notification via a vehicle exterior light and/or a vehicle speaker responsive to activating the external interface movement mode.

Abstract: An interface including a first detection unit, a second detection unit and a processor is disclosed. The first detection unit may be configured to detect a user intent to cause a vehicle movement via the interface. The second detection unit may be configured to receive movement inputs to cause the vehicle movement. The processor may determine that a user intends to cause the vehicle movement based on inputs obtained from the first detection unit, and determine that the movement inputs are received by the second detection unit within a predefined time duration of determining that the user intends to cause the vehicle movement, based on inputs obtained from the second detection unit. The processor may further transmit a command signal to the vehicle to cause the vehicle movement based on the movement inputs, responsive to determining that the movement inputs are received within the predefined time duration.

Abstract: A vehicle including a transceiver, a vehicle sensor unit and a processor is disclosed. The transceiver may be configured to receive interface information from an interface sensor unit associated with an external interface. The external interface may be configured to be removably attached to a plurality of connection ports disposed on the vehicle. The vehicle sensor unit may be configured to determine vehicle information associated with at least one of a vehicle movement and the plurality of connection ports. The processor may obtain the interface information and/or the vehicle information. The processor may further determine an interface location relative to the vehicle based on the interface information and/or the vehicle information. Further, the processor may control a vehicle speed and/or a vehicle steering wheel rotation based on the interface location.

Abstract: An interface configured to be removably attached to a vehicle exterior surface is disclosed. The interface may include a sensor unit configured to receive user inputs associated with at least one of a vehicle longitudinal movement and a vehicle steering wheel rotation. The interface may further include an interface communication module communicatively coupled with the sensor unit. The interface communication module may be configured to communicatively couple with a vehicle communication module when the interface may be attached to the vehicle exterior surface. The interface communication module may further obtain the user inputs from the sensor unit when the interface communication module may be coupled with the vehicle communication module, and transmit the user inputs to the vehicle communication module to cause a vehicle movement based on the user inputs.

Abstract: A stator for an electric machine includes a stator core, windings, a first end ring, and a second end ring. The stator core includes a plurality of slots and the windings include a plurality of interconnected conductors that extend through the plurality of slots. The windings further include U-shaped end turns on an insertion end of the stator core and weld end turns on a connection end of the stator core. The first end ring is coupled to the insertion end of the stator core and includes a plurality of openings and a plurality of radial ribs. The U-shaped end turns engage the radial ribs of the first end ring. The second end ring is coupled to the connection end of the stator core. The weld end turns are bent around the radial ribs of the second end ring.

Abstract: Grafted plant bodies and methods of conferring animal repellency to plants via grafting are described herein. Generally, a plant having animal repellent properties is grafted onto a plant without animal repellent properties.

Abstract: Stator clips may be disposed in the recesses of aircraft brake stator disks to increase the lug strength of the stator disk. The clips may interface with the splines of a torque plate and may comprise ridges that reduce contact between the torque plate barrel and the clip, while maintaining the overall integrity of the clip structure. Furthermore, reduced contact may enable a reduction in drag, improving brake performance.

Abstract: A fire prevention system for a building. The fire protection system has an inlet duct having an interior end and an exterior end. An air handler is disposed at the interior end of the inlet duct to provide air from outside the building to the air handler. A flame arrester is located at the exterior end of the inlet duct to prevent burning embers from entering the inlet duct. The fire protection system also includes an interior duct system for distributing air from the air handler through the building. Distribution vents in the interior duct system allow flow of air from the interior duct system to the interior of the building to raise the pressure in the building above the outside pressure. Exhaust vents to allow flow of air out of the building. Also, a method for fire prevention for a building exposed to a fire.

Abstract: In another embodiment, a hip joint navigation jig is provided that includes an anatomical interface comprising a bone engagement portion. A registration jig is also provided that is coupled, e.g., removeably, with the anatomical interface. A rotatable member is provided for rotation about an axis that is not vertical when the jig is mounted to the bone adjacent to a hip joint and the registration jig is coupled with the anatomical interface. An anatomy engaging probe is coupled with the rotatable member for rotation about the axis and is translatable to enable the probe to be brought into contact with a plurality of anatomical landmarks during a procedure. An inertial sensor is coupled with the probe to indicate orientation related to the landmarks, the sensor being disposed in a different orientation relative to horizontal when the probe is in contact with the landmarks.

Abstract: An embodiment provides a method for deriving an amount of PFAS substances from a total organic fluoride measurement in a sample, including: removing inorganic fluoride from the sample using one or more of an ion exchange cartridge and an exclusion apparatus; preconcentrating, using a solid phase extraction, at least one PFAS substance in the sample; digesting, using a working electrode and a counter electrode, the at least one PFAS substance to an amount of total organic fluoride; and determining, using an analyzer, the amount of total organic fluoride in the sample. Other aspects are described and claimed.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computer system for receiving, by a computing device, a design scenario for execution on one or more internet based platforms. Seed data may be injected into the one or more internet based platforms during execution based upon, at least in part, the design scenario. Performance of the scenario may be monitored. A report may be generated based upon, at least in part, the performance.

Abstract: A method for an image-captured initialization of an array of devices, said method comprising the steps of: receiving a video stream featuring a plurality of end devices in a gaming station, wherein said end device renders at least one of a lighting, haptic, or air-blowing effect from a specific location within the gaming station; detecting the plurality of end devices by vision processing at least a frame of the gaming station stream; and positioning a virtual representation of the detected end devices on a digital canvas representing a user's physical space based on a tonal frequency-dependent light-emission from a frequency-defined end device.

Abstract: A golf ball marker holder is attached to a cap in such a way that the cap straps may be adjusted without the wearer having to contact the ball marker holder, yet the ball marker holder is positioned outside the wearer's field of vision. The golf ball marker holder may be permanently attached to a first strap of a strap portion of a cap. The position of the golf ball marker holder may be fixed relative to the first strap. The marker may include a magnetic element enabling the marker to be removably secured to the golf ball marker holder.

Abstract: A vehicle including a rear closure, a detection unit and a notification unit is disclosed. The rear closure may move between a closed state and an open state. The detection unit may detect vehicle access device position in proximity to the vehicle. The notification unit may output visual and/or audible notifications. The vehicle may further include a processor that may determine that the vehicle access device has entered a predefined zone in proximity to a vehicle rear portion based on inputs from the detection unit. The processor may activate the notification unit to output notifications for a predefined time duration responsive to determining that the vehicle access device has entered the predefined zone. The processor may further determine a time duration the vehicle access device stays in the predefined zone. The processor may cause the rear closure to open when the time duration is greater than the predefined time duration.

Abstract: An air delivery assembly having a baffle and an ionizer. The baffle is constructed to affect air flow such that air flowing through the air delivery assembly has an air velocity and a direct flow to the ionizer that is effective to deliver ions through a diffuser of the air delivery assembly and up into a room. The air delivery assembly may be included with a damper and/or an upper diffuser to form an air terminal, which may be used in a raised floor air distribution system.

Abstract: A hosting system to facilitate connecting to multiple cloud providers may comprise a first cloud exchange; a second cloud exchange; one or more cloud point-of-presence (PoPs) communicatively coupled to the first and second cloud exchanges; a software-defined network (“SDN”) automation engine; a data collection layer; an artificial intelligence (AI) layer comprising one or more AI modeling engines configured to deploy one or more AI models; and a non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer program instructions that when executed by a processor cause the system to generate a real-time conversational agent (a “chat-bot”), display the chat-bot on a user device, receive input comprising network specification parameters via the chat-bot, convert the input into one or more commands, generate a customized, on-demand SDN that complies with the network specification parameters, capture and model user data and network data, and automatically initiate one or more actions responsive to the modeling.