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: Systems and methods for sharing a namespace of an ephemeral storage device by multiple consumers are provided. In an example, an NVMe driver of a virtual storage system deployed within a compute instance of a cloud environment facilitates sharing of the namespace by exposing an API through which the multiple consumers access an ephemeral storage device associated with the compute instance. During initialization processing performed by each consumer, for example, during boot processing of the virtual storage system, the consumers may share the namespace by reserving for their own use respective partitions within the namespace via the API and thereafter restrict their usage of the namespace to their respective partitions, thereby retaining the functionality provided by the multiple consumers when the host on which the compute instance is deployed has fewer ephemeral storage devices than consumers that rely on the availability of vNVRAM backed by ephemeral storage.

Abstract: A damper inspection system for a heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) system includes a fuse link sensor configured to couple to a damper. The fuse link sensor includes a first contact and a second contact. The fuse link sensor is configured to transition between an engaged configuration in which the first contact is electrically coupled to the second contact and a disengaged configuration in which the first contact is electrically decoupled from the second contact. The damper inspection system includes a remote controller that includes control circuitry configured to electrically couple to the first contact and the second contact and to determine an operational status of a fuse link of the damper based on an electrical continuity between the first contact and the second contact.

Abstract: Systems and methods for multiple device consumption of shared namespaces of ephemeral storage devices by a consumer of a virtual storage system are provided. In an example, multiple namespaces of respective ephemeral storage devices are shared among multiple of consumers of a virtual storage system by creating multiple partitions within each of the namespaces for use by respective consumers of the multiple consumers. Corresponding partitions of respective shared namespace may then be treated as a stripe set to facilitate multiple device consumption for a subsystem (e.g., operation log journaling) of the virtual storage system by striping data associated with input/output (I/O) requests of a consumer (e.g., a journaling driver) across one or more stripe units of one or more stripes within the stripe set.

Abstract: A vent attachment facilitates attaching a coaxial air intake and exhaust vent of a tankless water heater to a Category I vent, such as B-vent. The vent attachment comprises a first end with a coaxial connector comprising a central exhaust pathway and a circumferential air intake pathway. The vent attachment also comprises a second end with a tubular exhaust vent connector in fluid communication with the central exhaust pathway. The vent attachment further comprises a frame that encloses the central exhaust pathway and comprises a mesh configured to provide fluid communication through the frame with the air intake pathway. Additionally, operation of the tankless water heater is modified to ensure that the exhaust generated is suitable for venting through a Category I vent. The tankless water heater maintains a high fuel consumption rate such that the temperature of hot water produced increases throughout each of a plurality of burner stages.

Abstract: An aerodynamic golf club head producing reduced aerodynamic drag forces via unique club head relationships.

Abstract: A switching circuit for power management circuits and front-end modules (FEMs) is disclosed. In one aspect, a switching circuit is made from N-type field effect transistors (NFETs) that couple directly to charge pumps associated with converters in the power management circuits. The charge pumps provide a desired gate bias for the NFETs to allow for low loss across the source drain of the NFET. By providing such an NFET-based switching circuit, different FEMs may be coupled to different converters across a wide voltage range. NFETs are smaller than comparable P-type FETs (PFETs) and require less control circuitry. Accordingly, space and cost may be reduced while still providing desired performance across a desired voltage range.

Abstract: A device for evaluating aspects of health of a residential property configured to: (i) receive a first element of internal home health data captured by one or more smart devices installed within a residential property, the first element of internal home health data reflecting an aspect of operational quality of one or more assets of the residential property; (ii) determine a safety score based upon the first element of internal home health data; (iii) receive a second element of internal home health data captured by the one or more smart devices; (iv) determine a home health score based upon the first or second elements of internal home health data, the home health score representing a measure of health of the residential property; and (v) cause to be displayed, to a homeowner via a graphical user interface, a home health evaluation that includes the safety score and the home health score.

Abstract: The present disclosures provides systems and methods for generating composite based data for use in machine learning systems, such as for use in training a machine learning system on the composite based data to identify an object of interest. In an aspect, a method of generating composite based data for use in training machine learning systems comprises: receiving a plurality of images, each of the plurality of images having a corresponding label; generating a composite image comprising the plurality of images, each of the plurality of images occupying a region of the composite image; generating a response map for the composite image, the response map having a plurality of response entries, each response entry encoded with a desired label corresponding to a fragment of the composite image, and generating composite data comprising the desired label of a response entry and image data corresponding to the fragment of the composite image.

Abstract: A cross-shaped billiards rack is disclosed. The cross-shaped billiards rack allows players to use a standard billiard table, with standard object balls and cue balls, and play a variation of billiards. A variety of methods for playing billiard games with the cross-shaped rack are disclosed. The cross-shaped billiards rack can be used to form a 9-ball cross; a 5-ball mini-cross; or a 7-ball unbalanced cross.

Abstract: A computer system (110) for controlling a thermoset printer (100) to create desired material attributes comprises one or more processors (210) and one or more computer-readable media (220) having stored thereon executable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors configure the computer system to perform various acts. The computer system may receive an indication of one or more thermoset materials that are to be used by the thermoset printer (100) to print a target object (120). The computer system (110) may also access a material attribute dataset that describes different material properties of the one or more thermoset materials during printing. Based upon the material attribute dataset, the computer system determines a particular extrusion configuration for the one or more thermoset materials and generates a command to cause the thermoset printer to implement the particular extrusion configuration while printing the target object (120).

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to tracking player movements from a video broadcast and determining a defensive influence score from the tracked movements of the player. The present embodiments can implement one or more models to generate a defensive influence score that quantifies a defensive intensity of a player during the course of a game. The defensive influence score can include a frame-by-frame machine learning prediction that can be used to estimate the defensive pressure a player is having on another player during the course of the game. Additionally, the present embodiments can capture and estimate fitness metrics, such as sprints and efforts around detected plays such as pick-and-rolls and off-ball screens, which can be good proxies for player effort. Further, event detection outputs (both offensive and defensive metrics), can be used as features to estimate fitness metrics for the player (e.g., player load, sprints, jogs, etc.).

Abstract: A clamp assembly adapted for efficient assembly and disassembly of scaffolding includes a pair of rotating clamp members and a wedge employed to temporarily hold the two clamp members in a closed position about a scaffolding support.

Abstract: Verbal consent is captured from a user as valid electronic document approval. In this regard, verbal consent provided by a user is captured in an audio file, either concurrent with document presentation or prerecorded/preregistered, and, in response to the user providing an input that approves the electronic document's content, the verbal consent audio file is logically attached to the document to serve as a valid “signature” (i.e., approval/acceptance of the documents content). The electronic document and attached verbal consent audio file, along with a timestamp, is stored in a data repository, such that the verbal consent audio file can be used for evidentiary purposes in subsequently proving the validity of the user's document content approval.

Abstract: A strap anchor assembly is disclosed herein and configured to be coupled to a storage racking having a plurality of vertical supports with retaining holes defined therein. The strap anchor assembly may comprise at least one mounting bracket and a plurality of strap retainers. The at least one mounting bracket including a plurality of holes and one or more studs configured to be received by certain ones of the retaining holes of the storage racking. Each of the plurality of strap retainers configured to be received by one of the plurality of holes of the at least one mounting bracket. An end portion of a strap is configured to be received through one of the plurality of holes and wrapped at least partially around one of the plurality of strap retainers prior to the one of the plurality of strap retainers being received by the associated hole.

Abstract: A sky sensor device for measuring direct normal illuminance (DNE) value is described. One method controls a camera sensor to capture a series of exposure-bracketed images having a first dynamic range and generate an image from the series of exposure-bracketed images, the image having a second dynamic range higher than the first dynamic range. The method controls an illuminance sensor to measure a global illuminance value. The method determines a global horizontal diffuse value based on at least the image. The method determines a direct normal illuminance (DNE) value using the global illuminance value and the global horizontal diffuse value.

Abstract: A hybrid water heater incudes a storage tank, a first temperature sensor, a tankless heater fluidly coupled to the storage tank, and a controller configured to determine a target output temperature range for the tankless heater based on a temperature setpoint, measure a temperature of hot water stored in an upper portion of the storage tank using the first temperature sensor, determine whether the measured temperature of the hot water is less than a first minimum temperature setpoint, generate an adjusted target output temperature range for the tankless heater based on a determination that the measured temperature is less than the first minimum temperature by increasing a value of both the lower threshold and the upper threshold, and control the tankless heater to produce the heated water according to the adjusted target output temperature range.

Abstract: A computer system for dynamically controlling a three-dimensional printer may comprise one or more processors and one or more computer-readable media having stored thereon executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the computer system to perform various acts. The computer system may receive an indication to cause a three-dimensional printer to print a non-planar surface. Additionally, the computer system may calculate multiple different bead sizes for creating the non-planar surface using components of the three-dimensional printer. The computer system may also create a command to generate the multiple different bead sizes at locations within a printing area.

Abstract: An apparatus for use in manufacturing a component of an implantable medical device comprises a fixture comprising a first fixture member having a plurality of semi-circular recesses in a lower surface thereof, and a second fixture member having a plurality of semi-circular recesses in an upper surface thereof, the first and second fixture members being configured to be selectively fastened together via a plurality of fasteners, wherein in an assembled state of the fixture, each of the semi-circular recesses of the first fixture member lower surface is aligned with an opposing semi-circular recess in the second fixture member upper surface to define a plurality of workpiece openings each dimensioned to receive and secure a respective work piece to be machined to the fixture.