Abstract: An ice cream making assembly includes a mixing bowl having an outer housing and an inner liner defining a wall cavity therebetween. The mixing bowl further includes a radiator fin unit received within a portion of the wall cavity and a phase-change medium filling a further portion of the wall cavity surrounding at least a portion of the radiator fin unit. The radiator fin unit defines an outer chamfer extending generally along an outer cross-sectional profile of the wall cavity and a tapered inner profile extending along inner cross-sectional profile of the wall cavity and in at least partial contact with the inner liner. The assembly further includes a dasher including first and second mixing arms extending outwardly from an anchor end of the axle and upwardly and outwardly to generally follow an angled inner profile of the food-product receiving cavity defined by the liner.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a fixture for a workpiece, a system and a method for performing a machining operation using the fixture. The fixture may include a frame, a plurality of holders, an actuator and a bracket. Each holder may be configured to receive and secure a workpiece. Each holder may be rotationally coupled to the frame. The actuator may be operatively coupled to the plurality of holders to drive rotation of the holders with respect to the frame. The bracket may allow for mounting the frame to a manipulator configured to move the fixture. The method may include the steps of loading a workpiece to the holder of the fixture, moving and/or rotating the workpiece by the actuator to perform one or more ancillary operations on the workpiece, and moving/and or rotating the workpiece by the actuator to grind the workpiece against a grinding surface.

Abstract: An apparatus includes a body and an outer cannula extending distally from the body along a longitudinal axis and fixedly secured to the body. The outer cannula includes a proximal portion having a first cross-dimension and a distal portion having a second cross-dimension smaller than the first cross-dimension. The distal portion is configured to guide the cylindrical proximal portion into a trocar port. The apparatus also includes an inner cannula slidably disposed in the outer cannula for translating longitudinally relative to the outer cannula. The inner cannula includes an open proximal end, an open distal end configured to pierce a retina of the eye, and a lumen extending between the open proximal end and the open distal end. The lumen is configured to communicate a fluid from the open proximal end to the open distal end for delivering the fluid into a subretinal region of the eye.

Abstract: A golf club has a first shaft coupled to a club head, a second shaft configured to slidably engage a portion of the first shaft, a grip coupled to the second shaft, and an adjustable length shaft assembly received by the second shaft and configured to allow a portion of the first shaft to slide in relation to the second shaft in a first configuration, and to restrict a portion of the first shaft from sliding in relation to the second shaft in a second configuration. The grip is restricted from rotation about the first shaft or the second shaft as the first shaft slides in relation to the second shaft.

Abstract: Methods and associated systems and apparatus for determining a tool path for use in additively manufacturing a structure. The methods may include receiving placement data indicative of a relative placement of a plurality of nodes, each node including one or more regional tool paths and each regional tool path for additively manufacturing a region of the structure. The methods may also include receiving operation data indicative of an operation to be performed in relation to at least one of the plurality of nodes, and resolving the at least one of the plurality of nodes into a resolved tool path for use in additively manufacturing the structure based on the received placement data and operation data.

Abstract: Examples of stackable exercise cushions are disclosed. The cushions include a body and are defined by shaped top and bottom surfaces. The shaped top surface has a side-view profile with at least one concave portion and at least one raised portion adjacent to the at least one concave portion such that, from a top view of the body, the at least one raised portion is at a perimeter of the at least one concave portion. The shaped bottom surface has a side-view profile with at least one concave portion underneath the at least one raised portion of the shaped top surface, at least one convex portion underneath the at least one concave portion of the shaped top surface, and at least one flat portion such that, from a bottom view of the body, the at least one flat portion is at a perimeter of the shaped bottom surface.

Abstract: A system includes: a conductor pipe running tool configured to be coupled with an upper end of a conductor pipe, and the conductor pipe running tool is configured to support and lower the conductor pipe from a surface location toward a sea floor location. The conductor pipe running tool further includes: one or more sensors disposed on the conductor pipe running tool for measuring one or more properties associated with the conductor pipe; and a communication system disposed on the conductor pipe running tool and coupled to the one or more sensors, wherein the communication system is configured to communicate data indicative of the one or more measured properties to: a monitoring system proximate the surface location, a remote operated vehicle (ROV), or both.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a bio-based copolymer comprising in polymerized form (i) at least one polymerizable bio-based monomer containing one phenolic hydroxyl group which has been derivatized to provide at least one polymerizable functional group which is an ethylenically unsaturated functional group (such as a [meth]acrylate group), where the precursors of the polymerizable bio-based monomers are derived from raw lignin-containing biomass, and (ii) at least one ion-conducting co-monomer other than the bio-based monomer. Also disclosed herein are binders comprising the bio-based copolymer, electrodes comprising the binder, polymer electrolytes comprising the bio-based copolymer and an electrochemical device comprising an electrode in electrical contact with a polymer electrolyte, wherein at least one of the electrode and the polymer electrolyte comprises the bio-based copolymer.

Abstract: Systems and methods for configuring a reduced instruction set computer processor architecture to execute fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) logic gates as a streaming topology. The method includes parsing sequential FHE logic gate code, transforming the FHE logic gate code into a set of code modules that each have in input and an output that is a function of the input and which do not pass control to other functions, creating a node wrapper around each code module, configuring at least one of the primary processing cores to implement the logic element equivalents of each element in a manner which operates in a streaming mode wherein data streams out of corresponding arithmetic logic units into the main memory and other ones of the plurality arithmetic logic units.

Abstract: A seatbelt assembly for a vehicle includes a seatbelt and a base retractor coupled to the seatbelt and configured to allow the seatbelt to extend to a desired length. The base retractor includes a first end portion including a biasing device, a second end portion disposed opposite the first end portion and including a speed-based locking mechanism, and a third portion disposed between the first end portion and the second end portion and including a spindle coupled to the seatbelt. The seatbelt assembly also includes a pretensioner coupled to the base retractor and configured to tighten slack of the seatbelt to ensure proper position of the vehicle passenger. Additionally, the seatbelt assembly includes an electromagnet disposed within or adjacent to the base retractor and configured to enable adjustment of rotational resistance applied to the spindle based on vehicle passenger size.

Abstract: The techniques disclosed herein enable an autonomous agent to interpret an input dataset and orchestrate a suite of software modules to perform a computational task on a representation of a chemical material. The input dataset includes a prompt defining a computational task to be performed on a chemical material. Moreover, the input dataset includes data defining a chemical included in the chemical material, molecular descriptors describing the chemical and/or the chemical material, and an external variable. The agent analyzes the benefits and drawbacks of each model within the context of the computational task to determine a technique for performing the computational task. Accordingly, the agent formulates a chain of calls invoking the functionality of data processing tools and models to perform the computational task responsive to the prompt.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable storage media for performance indicator operations are disclosed. One method includes identifying user activity data and one or more performance indicators of a user, and modeling the user activity data to generate one or more performance products including a plurality of performance parameters corresponding to a future performance indicator of the user. The method further includes generating and presenting a graphical user interface (GUI) including one or more actionable events associated with the plurality of performance parameters, and monitoring the user activity data and the one or more performance indicators of the user based on receiving new activity data corresponding to the future performance indicator from a user data source. The method further includes presenting one or more content items on the GUI including an indication of whether the user satisfies the plurality of performance parameters of the one or more performance products.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing driving assistance in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a method includes: determining, by a processor, curvature data associated with a roadway ahead of the vehicle; determining, by the processor, velocity data based on the curvature data, steering data of the vehicle, and set speed data associated with a semi-autonomous control system of the vehicle; and generating, by the processor, control commands to the semi-autonomous control system to control the vehicle to a speed other than a set speed of the set speed data based on the velocity data.

Abstract: A drive unit includes mounts coupled to an existing structure (e.g., steering rack) in a vehicle. The steering rack may provide mass damping to the drive unit during operation, thus providing NVH performance. The mounts may include an isolator designed to provide isolation for a component from vibration generated by the drive unit. Alternatively, a steering rack housing may carry isolators, and the mounts may couple to the isolators in the steering rack housing. Using an existing structure in the vehicle, the number of components and manufacturing complexity may be reduced.

Abstract: Method of performing one or more procedures within a patient's vasculature using a rigidizing device. The rigidizing device may be inserted through the patient's vasculature in a flexible configuration to a target region, and rigidized to form a stable base from which one or more procedures may be performed. Examples of procedures that may be performed include removing or bypassing an occlusion, placing a stent, mitral valve repair, access and/or treatment of chronic total occlusions, etc.

Abstract: In various embodiments, a parameter domain graph application generates UV-net representations of 3D CAD objects for machine learning models. In operation, the parameter domain graph application generates a graph based on a B-rep of a 3D CAD object. The parameter domain graph application discretizes a parameter domain of a parametric surface associated with the B-rep into a 2D grid. The parameter domain graph application computes at least one feature at a grid point included in the 2D grid based on the parametric surface to generate a 2D UV-grid. Based on the graph and the 2D UV-grid, the parameter domain graph application generates a UV-net representation of the 3D CAD object. Advantageously, generating UV-net representations of 3D CAD objects that are represented using B-reps enables the 3D CAD objects to be processed efficiently using neural networks.

Abstract: A vehicle wheel for the purpose of slow speed temporary movement of the vehicle whereby the inner portion of the wheel disc includes a curved surface disposed in rotating contact with the beveled surface of the cylinder element of the attachment hub. The wheel disc and the attached tire extend outwardly from the attachment hub. The attachment hub includes the cylinder with a securing ring affixed to the inwardly extending portion of the cylinder and disposed in abutting relation with the inner surface of the wheel disc wherein the outer surface of the cylinder is disposed between the securing ring and a flange.