Abstract: A composition for use in brine formation having a deliquescent desiccant, urea, and an optional component selected from the group consisting of starch, citric acid, clay, glucose, and a combination thereof. Methods of making and using the composition are provided. The composition may be pressed into tablet form. The composition may be used in a dehumidifying device.

Abstract: A wearable device for projecting image light to an eye of a viewer and forming an image of virtual content in an augmented reality display is provided. The wearable device includes a projector and stack of waveguides optically connected to the projector. The wearable device also includes an eye tracking system comprising a plurality of illumination sources, an optical element having optical power, and a set of cameras. The optical element is disposed between the plurality of illumination sources and the set of cameras. In some embodiments, the augmented reality display includes an eyepiece operable to output virtual content from an output region and a plurality of illumination sources. At least some of the plurality of illumination sources overlap with the output region.

Abstract: A spray wand for use with a chemical or chemical formulation in solid form. The wand hose end has a wand hose end valve for control of water flow from a hose. A refill cartridge having a swirl chamber may be attached to the hollow tube. The refill cartridge has at least one nub, indent and/or external channel or groove on its external surface.

Abstract: A lancing device for use in producing a sample of blood on a subject's skin. The device comprises a housing, a lancet comprising a needle having a needle tip, lancet retaining features for releasably retaining the lancet in a forward position prior to use, a shroud coupled movably to the housing and configured to cover the needle tip when the lancet is in the forward position and a resiliently deformable member coupled between the shroud and the lancet. The shroud is configured to, when pressed against the subject's skin, move rearwards relative to the housing whilst compressing the resiliently deformable member, and the lancet retaining features are configured to, at a point of the rearward movement of the shroud, release the lancet allowing said member to expand and exert a rearward force to retract the lancet into the housing.

Abstract: A dog chew is described made from plant-based ingredients (excluding the common allergens, corn, wheat, soy and gluten) and binding agents (such as bone-based gelatins, humectants and preservatives), coated with a flavored material (such as poultry, meat or fish and other flavorings), and being entirely free from commonly used poorly digestible ingredients (such as rawhide, reconstituted rawhide, synthetic materials and gums).

Abstract: A convertible seating system is disclosed including a base and a first seating component supported by the base. The first seating component includes a first table portion extending from the first seating component, and optionally also a first footrest. The seating system further includes a second seating component including a second table portion and defining a footrest. The seating components are independently convertible from a seating position to a table position. When both seating components are in the seating position, a continuous seating surface is formed. When both seating components are in the table position, a continuous table surface is formed.

Abstract: Systems and methods for real-time accident analysis that provide for in-process user guidance for incident image documentation, recorded statements, and user-drawn scene diagramming via a mobile device GUI vector and map-based drawing tool.

Abstract: A convertible seating system is disclosed including a base and a first seating component supported by the base. The first seating component includes a first table portion extending from the first seating component, and optionally also a first footrest. The seating system further includes a second seating component including a second table portion and defining a footrest. The seating components are independently convertible from a seating position to a table position. When both seating components are in the seating position, a continuous seating surface is formed. When both seating components are in the table position, a continuous table surface is formed.

Abstract: A dog chew formed from a dairy-based material, wherein said dairy-based material is a mixture of one or more dairy ingredients combined with a binding agent, and said mixture of one or more dairy ingredients comprises the largest portion, by weight, of the dog chew, and said binding agent is added in a sufficient quantity to allow the dairy-based material to be pliable and stable. In the preferred embodiment, the dog chew also includes a flavoring material wherein the dairy-based material comprises the majority of the exterior surface of the dog chew, and said flavoring material includes meats from poultry, mammals, or fish.

Abstract: A dog chew formed from an external outer casing made of predominantly animal hide and in an internal dairy-based material, the majority of which is concealed within the animal hide outer casing. The dairy-based material is a mixture of one or more dairy ingredients that may or may not be combined with one or more binding agents and preservatives, and said mixture of one or more dairy ingredients comprises the largest portion, by weight, of the dog chew, and said binding agent is added in a sufficient quantity to allow the dairy-based material to be pliable and stable.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate generally to a method of automatically selecting a collaboration mechanism for content to be shared between a source computing device and a destination computing device. The collaboration mechanism may be one of multiple collaboration mechanisms available to a collaboration application. Aspects of the present invention can automatically select the collaboration mechanism that is optimized for the present network conditions, hardware conditions, and quality requirements to share the selected content. Many of the network and processing conditions utilized by aspects of the present invention are not readily available or discernible by a user selecting a method.

Abstract: A portable computer numerically controlled non-contact cutting apparatus is provided comprising a housing, and an arm having a base portion attached to the housing and movable along a longitudinal axis of the housing. The arm may comprise a head assembly adapted to receive a cutting device, the head assembly may be movable along a longitudinal axis of the arm, and the arm may be rotatable about the base portion relative to the longitudinal axis of the housing from a retracted position to an extended position. Further, the arm may be adapted to be releasably held in the extended position.

Abstract: An active termination circuit for a differential receiver includes a first receiver element configured to receive a first component of a differential signal, a second receiver element configured to receive a second component of a differential signal, a common mode measurement element configured to receive the differential signal and generate a transmit common mode signal (Vcm) representing an average value of the differential signal, and a receiver (RX) common mode signal node. The termination circuit also comprises an active element configured to receive the transmit common mode signal (Vcm) and provide an output to the receiver common mode signal node, the output configured to drive the value of the signal at the receiver common mode signal node to the value of the transmit common mode signal (Vcm), and a capacitive element coupled to the receiver common mode signal node in parallel with the active element.

Abstract: A pet enclosure includes a cover and a collapsible support frame. The cover includes a bottom panel, a top panel opposite the bottom panel, and a plurality of side panels extending between the bottom panel and the top panel to define an interior space of the cover, wherein an aperture is defined in the cover for accessing the interior space. The collapsible support frame is configured for insertion into the interior space of the cover via the aperture, and the support frame includes a floor arrangement, a first truss hingedly connected to the floor arrangement, and a second truss hingedly connected to the floor arrangement opposite the first truss. The first truss and the second truss are movable relative to one another within the interior space of the cover between a collapsed configuration of the support frame and an uncollapsed configuration of the support frame.

Abstract: A pet enclosure includes an expandable cover and a collapsible support frame. The cover comprises a roof, a floor opposite the roof, and sides connecting the roof to the floor, wherein the sides include a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The support frame comprises a first truss adjacent the first side, a second truss adjacent the second side, and a support member extending from the first truss to the second truss. The first truss and the second truss are pivotable relative to the support member toward one another into a collapsed configuration of the support frame and away from one another into an uncollapsed configuration of the support frame. Pivoting the trusses from the collapsed configuration into the uncollapsed configuration rearranges the cover from an unexpanded arrangement into an expanded arrangement. The cover in the expanded arrangement defines an interior compartment for housing a pet.

Abstract: In a phase-locked loop (PLL) calibration system and method, the PLL input reference clock is phase-modulated, the resulting PLL output modulation is measured, and PLL calibration signals, such as a PLL proportional path adjustment signal and a PLL integral path adjustment signal, are derived from the measured PLL output modulation.

Abstract: An active termination circuit for a differential receiver includes a first receiver element configured to receive a first component of a differential signal, a second receiver element configured to receive a second component of a differential signal, a common mode measurement element configured to receive the differential signal and generate a transmit common mode signal (Vcm) representing an average value of the differential signal, and a receiver (RX) common mode signal node. The termination circuit also comprises an active element configured to receive the transmit common mode signal (Vcm) and provide an output to the receiver common mode signal node, the output configured to drive the value of the signal at the receiver common mode signal node to the value of the transmit common mode signal (Vcm), and a capacitive element coupled to the receiver common mode signal node in parallel with the active element.

Abstract: In a phase-locked loop (PLL) calibration system and method, the PLL input reference clock is phase-modulated, the resulting PLL output modulation is measured, and PLL calibration signals, such as a PLL proportional path adjustment signal and a PLL integral path adjustment signal, are derived from the measured PLL output modulation.

Abstract: A pet enclosure includes an expandable cover and a collapsible support frame. The cover comprises a roof, a floor opposite the roof, and sides connecting the roof to the floor, wherein the sides include a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The support frame comprises a first truss adjacent the first side, a second truss adjacent the second side, and a support member extending from the first truss to the second truss. The first truss and the second truss are pivotable relative to the support member toward one another into a collapsed configuration of the support frame and away from one another into an uncollapsed configuration of the support frame. Pivoting the trusses from the collapsed configuration into the uncollapsed configuration rearranges the cover from an unexpanded arrangement into an expanded arrangement. The cover in the expanded arrangement defines an interior compartment for housing a pet.

Abstract: A pet enclosure includes a cover and a collapsible support frame. The cover includes a bottom panel, a top panel opposite the bottom panel, and a plurality of side panels extending between the bottom panel and the top panel to define an interior space of the cover, wherein an aperture is defined in the cover for accessing the interior space. The collapsible support frame is configured for insertion into the interior space of the cover via the aperture, and the support frame includes a floor arrangement, a first truss hingedly connected to the floor arrangement, and a second truss hingedly connected to the floor arrangement opposite the first truss. The first truss and the second truss are movable relative to one another within the interior space of the cover between a collapsed configuration of the support frame and an uncollapsed configuration of the support frame.