Abstract: A robotic kitting machine is disclosed. In various embodiments, a robotic arm is used to move an item to a location in proximity to a slot into which the item is to be inserted. Force information generated by a force sensor is received via a communication interface. The force sensor information is used to align a structure comprising the item with a corresponding cavity comprising the slot, and the item is inserted into the slot.

Abstract: An implant includes a body including a substrate and a bone interfacing lattice disposed on the substrate. The bone interfacing lattice includes at least two layers of elongate curved structural members. In addition, the at least two layers of elongate curved structural members include a first layer adjacent the substrate and a second layer adjacent the first layer. Also, the first layer has a first deformability and the second layer has a second deformability, wherein the second deformability is greater than the first deformability. Further, one or more of the elongate curved structural members may have a spiraling geometry.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device for use in freezing at least part of a biological sample in a receptacle, e.g. a vial or a cryopreservation bag, the device comprising: a base; and a receptacle holder comprising: a first part configured to, with the receptacle held by the receptacle holder during cooling of the base using a cooler device, withdraw heat energy from a first portion of the receptacle at a first heat withdrawal rate; and a second part configured such that, with the receptacle held by the receptacle holder during cooling of the base using the cooler device, a second heat withdrawal rate of heat energy withdrawal from a second portion of the receptacle via the second part is less than the first heat withdrawal rate. A temperature gradient may be established in the sample to enable progressive solidification to occur in the sample. A receptable for use in freezing a biological sample, and a freezing method are disclosed also.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a press brake and a method for operating a press brake. The press brake according to the present invention includes a press brake frame; a lever that is moveably attached to the frame and that is moveable between a press position and a release position; a motor that is operatively attached to the frame and the lever, which the motor is configured to move the lever between the press position and the release position; and a pressing element including a top pressing part and a bottom pressing part. The bottom pressing part is operatively connected to the frame. The top pressing part is operatively connected to the lever. The top pressing part and the bottom pressing part are configured to mate when the lever is in the press position.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of preparing composites from solid elastomer(s) and wet filler(s), as well as products, including composites, vulcanizates, and articles therefrom. The wet filler can have a liquid content of at least 15%. A resulting composite comprises the filler dispersed in the elastomer at a loading of at least 20 phr with a filler yield loss of no more than 10%, wherein the composite has a liquid content of no more than 10% by weight based on total weight of said composite.

Abstract: A heat exchanger positioned within an annular duct of a gas turbine engine is provided. The heat exchanger extends substantially continuously along the circumferential direction and defining a heat exchanger height equal to at least 10% of a duct height. An effective transmission loss (ETL) for the heat exchanger positioned within the annular duct is between 5 decibels and 1 decibels for an operating condition of the gas turbine engine. The heat exchanger includes a heat transfer section defining an acoustic length (Li), and wherein an Operational Acoustic Reduction Ratio (OARR) is greater than or equal to 0.75 to achieve the ETL at the operating condition.

Abstract: A hearing aid may include a neural network chip having tiles arranged in an array, each tile including memory, 16-128 multiplier-accumulator circuits (MACs), and routing circuitry. The memory of each tile may be configured to store a portion of elements of a matrix A comprising weights of a recurrent neural network. Each tile may be configured to receive and store elements of an activation vector X, and all tiles in a column of the array may be configured to receive the same elements of X. The plurality of tiles may be configured to perform a matrix-vector multiplication A*X by performing multiply-and-accumulate sub-operations in parallel among the plurality of tiles. The routing circuitry from the tiles in each respective row of tiles may be configured to combine results of the multiply-and-accumulate sub-operations.

Abstract: A medical system includes utility and ultrasound probes, and a processor. The probes are configured for operation inside an organ. The utility probe includes a distal end effector and a first sensor configured to output first signals indicative of first positions of the distal end effector. The ultrasound probe includes ultrasound transducer array configured to image volume comprising portion of the distal end effector inside the organ, and a second sensor configured to output second signals indicative of second positions of the ultrasound transducer array. The processor is configured to, using the imaged volume, and the first and second positions, select slices of the imaged volume that comprise at least part of distal end effector in spatial relation with the organ, generate from selected slices a biplane view and/or a triplane view of the part of the distal end effector, and present the biplane view and/or triplane view to user.

Abstract: Electrical power distribution systems with a bypass unit that electrically engages one of two alternate units for powering a load while electrically isolating the other using a power transfer switch with first and second contactors and mechanical and electrical interlocks to allow a technician to access one of the alternate units when de-energized and in position while the other of the alternate units is energized and powering the load.

Abstract: Compounds, method of making the compounds, and methods of using the compounds to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity in mammals, including humans. The compounds are dual GLP-1 receptor and GIP receptor agonists in which at least one side chain of a residue in GLP-1 and/or GIP is modified such that the modified GLP-1 and GIP are agonists of both GLP-1 receptor and GIP receptor.

Abstract: A conveyor roller including a monitoring/sensing device includes a sensor, a processor, an identification device, and a transmitter. The sensor is configured to sense at least one characteristic of said conveyor roller and to produce sensor data representative of said sensed characteristic. The processor is configured to determine when a predetermined abnormal characteristic is sensed. The identification device is configured to provide unique identification data for the conveyor roller. The transmitter is configured to only transmit said data when said predetermined abnormal characteristic is sensed.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing device configured to execute a hosted application includes a processor and storage, where an operating system is installed on the computing device, an application platform application including a rendering engine process including a virtual machine and an integration process, at least one hosted application comprising a background page file, wherein the virtual machine is configured to parse instructions in the background page file to download at least one remotely hosted file for rendering a web page, build a document object model (DOM), and modify the DOM in accordance with a predetermined DOM modification rule to create a modified DOM based on the computing environment, and wherein the rendering engine process is configured to render a user interface page integrated into the computing environment of the operating system of the computing device based on the DOM generated by the execution of the background page.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, devices and methods for receiving biosensor data acquired by a medical device, e.g., relating to glucose concentration values, and controlling the access and distribution of that data. In some embodiments, systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring glucose levels, displaying data relating to glucose values and metabolic health information, and controlling distribution of glucose data between applications executing on a computer, such as a smart phone. In some embodiments, systems and methods are disclosed for controlling access to medical data such as continuously monitored glucose levels, synchronizing health data relating to glucose levels between multiple applications executing on a computer, and/or encrypting data.

Abstract: Generating an asset ontology. Obtaining current transaction information associated with a current transaction, the current transaction information being obtained in response to the current transaction being processed by a point of sale system. Updating a subscriber profile based on the current transaction information. Selecting one or more subscriber roles based on the updated subscriber profile. Identifying one or more assets based on the one or more subscriber roles and the asset ontology. Selecting one or more incentives based on the one or more assets. Providing the one or more incentives to a subscriber system, thereby causing the subscriber system to present the one or more incentives at substantially the same time as the current transaction is processed by the point of sale system.

Abstract: A marker device for locating buried infrastructure comprises a cover, a marker detectable underground by a magnetic field detecting locating device; and a holder formed from a compliant material. The marker has a diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the cover. The marker is secured between an inner surface of the cover and a first surface of the holder. The holder is configured to attach to an outer surface of a utility valve cap of an underground valve.

Abstract: Techniques for diagnosing a patient having an AAA. The techniques include using a computer hardware processor to perform: accessing computed tomography angiography (CTA) images of a portion of the patient, the portion of the patient including the AAA of the patient; providing the CTA images as input to a trained machine learning model, the trained machine learning model being configured to classify a property of the AAA based on the CTA images; and determining, based on the classified property of the AAA, a diagnosis of the patient, the diagnosis including information identifying at least one condition (e.g., an endoleak, an AAA rupture) of the patient.

Abstract: A transparent tubing is provided comprising a longitudinal axis having a center; an inner circumferential surface defining a fluid pathway therethrough for delivering a first medium having a first index of refraction m; an outer circumferential surface; at least one visual marker; and, at least one integrated lens disposed opposite from the at least one visual marker, the at least one integrated lens configured to direct light from the at least one visual marker for detecting a presence or an absence in the fluid pathway of a second medium having a second index of refraction n2, where n2 is different from the first index of refraction n1. A method of making transparent tubing having at least one integrated lens is also provided.

Abstract: Thus, the present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for training neural networks using a tensor that includes a plurality of FP16 values and a plurality of bits that define an exponent shared by some or all of the FP16 values included in the tensor. The FP16 values may include IEEE 754 format 16-bit floating point values and the tensor may include a plurality of bits defining the shared exponent. The tensor may include a shared exponent and FP16 values that include a variable bit-length mantissa and a variable bit-length exponent that may be dynamically set by processor circuitry. The tensor may include a shared exponent and FP16 values that include a variable bit-length mantissa; a variable bit-length exponent that may be dynamically set by processor circuitry; and a shared exponent switch set by the processor circuitry to selectively combine the FP16 value exponent with the shared exponent.

Abstract: A method of controlling an electric motor of a tightening tool during a tightening operation, the method comprising: a) controlling the electric motor to run at a first motor speed using a first motor speed setpoint value, b) obtaining a torque or motor current value of the electric motor, c) determining a second motor speed setpoint value lower than or equal to the first motor speed setpoint value, based on an efficiency of the tightening tool at the torque or motor current value and the first motor speed setpoint value, d) setting the second motor speed setpoint value as the first motor speed setpoint value, e) controlling the electric motor to run at a second motor speed using the first motor speed setpoint value after step d), and repeating steps b)-e) until a predetermined motor speed or torque has been reached.

Abstract: A multicamera image processing system is disclosed. In various embodiments, image data is received from each of a plurality of sensors associated with a workspace, the image data comprising for each sensor in the plurality of sensors one or both of visual image information and depth information. Image data from the plurality of sensors is merged to generate a merged point cloud data. Segmentation is performed based on visual image data from at least a subset of the sensors in the plurality of sensors to generate a segmentation result. One or both of the merged point cloud data and the segmentation result is/are used to generate a merged three dimensional and segmented view of the workspace.