Abstract: A flow control device for an additive manufacturing system is provided. The flow control device includes a gas supply configured to discharge a gas, a first flow modifier configured to modify at least one flow characteristic of a first portion of the gas, and a second flow modifier configured to cooperate with the first flow modifier to modify the at least on flow characteristic of the first portion of the gas. The second flow modifier is further configured to modify at least one flow characteristic of a second portion of the gas, and the first flow modifier and the second flow modifier are configured to cooperate to direct at least a portion of the first portion and the second portion of the gas towards a melt pool in a plurality of particles.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a product by a machine tool, wherein the control information and/or production data of a machine tool, such as a milling machine, injection molding machine, welding robot, laser cutter or 3D printer, is protected or cryptographically encrypted such that unauthorized copying or modifying is prevented, including the steps: producing product by the machine tool taking into consideration control information which controls the production of the product; generating production data by the machine tool during production of the product, wherein the production data describes the production of the product; providing protection information to the machine tool, which indicates which of the production data is to be protected, and defines a protection method for the production data which is protected; and protecting that production data which, according to the protection information, is to be protected, by the protection method defined by the protection information.

Abstract: The invention relates to a clamp (1), which is such that the clamp (1) can accommodate a fluid-carrying duct (L), that the clamp (1) in a resting state can compress the accommodated fluid-carrying channel (L), and that in a working state the clamp (1) can accommodate the fluid-carrying channel (L) so that the fluid-carrying channel (L) is not compressed, wherein the clamp (1) has a first permanent magnet (M1) and a second permanent magnet (M2), the permanent magnets (M1, M2) being arranged at a distance from one another, such that the permanent magnets (M1, M2) can be rotated at least about an angle relative to one another, the relative rotation of the permanent magnets (M1, M2) to one another resulting in a reduction in the distance (d), the resting state being made available at a first angle and the working state being made available at a second angle.

Abstract: The invention is directed to a photovoltaic roadway assembly, to the use of a primer layer comprising thermally reversible crosslinks, to a method of assembling a photovoltaic roadway assembly, and to a method of replacing at least part of a top layer in a photovoltaic roadway. The photovoltaic roadway assembly of the invention comprises a support, one or more photovoltaic modules assembled to said support, and a top layer, said top layer being attached to said one or more photovoltaic modules with a primer layer, wherein said primer layer comprises at least one organic polymer with thermally reversible crosslinks.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides energy control systems for whole home and partial home backup with integrated breaker spaces and metering. The energy control system includes a grid interconnection electrically coupled to a utility grid, a backup power interconnection electrically coupled to a backup power source, a backup load interconnection electrically coupled to at least one backup load, and a non-backup load interconnection electrically coupled to at least one non-backup load. The energy control system includes a microgrid interconnection device that switches between an on-grid mode to electrically connect the grid interconnection and the backup power interconnection with the backup and non-backup load interconnections and a backup mode to electrically disconnect the grid interconnection and the non-backup load interconnection from the backup power interconnection.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds that inhibit KRas G12C. In particular, the present invention relates to compounds that irreversibly inhibit the activity of KRas G12C, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and methods of use therefor.

Abstract: In one embodiment of the present invention, a collaboration engine is configured to display shared digital assets consistently across displays. The collaboration engine receives container metadata generated based on a first location and first size of a digital asset within a first scaled workspace displayed on a first display. In response, the collaboration engine computes a second location and second size of the digital asset based on the container metadata and the size of a second scaled workspace. Finally, the collaboration engine configures the second device to display the digital asset within the second scaled workspace based on the second location and the second size. Notably, the container metadata correlates to the appearance of the digital asset on the first display, and the appearance of the digital asset on the second display correlates to the container metadata. Consequently, the appearance of the digital asset is consistent across the displays.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cycle counter apparatus for use with an air-driven fluid pump. The apparatus may have a main housing having a bore in communication with a pressurized fluid signal being applied to remove a liquid from a location filling with the liquid. A magnet housing may be included which is moveable linearly within the bore of the main housing in response to the pressurized fluid signal entering the bore. A magnet may be secured to the magnet housing. A switch housing may be included which is operably associated with the main housing and which includes first and second longitudinally spaced apart sensing components. The sensing components are used to detect movement of the magnet in response to the pressurized fluid signal.

Abstract: A projection device for projecting image information onto a projection surface, including a laser for generating a laser beam, a micromirror unit for selectively deflecting the laser beam onto different image points of the projection surface, and magnifying optics, situated in the beam path of the laser beam, downstream from the micromirror unit, for increasing the deflection of the laser beam that is achievable via the micromirror unit. Also described is a method for projecting image information onto a projection surface, a laser beam being generated which is selectively deflected onto different image points of the projection surface via a micromirror unit, the deflection of the laser beam being increased via magnifying optics.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are IC structures, packages, and devices that include Si-based semiconductor material stack monolithically integrated on the same support structure as non-Si transistors or other non-Si-based devices. In some aspects, the Si-based semiconductor material stack may be provided by semiconductor regrowth over an insulator material. Providing a Si-based semiconductor material stack monolithically integrated on the same support structure as non-Si based devices may provide a viable approach to integrating Si-based transistors with non-Si technologies because the Si-based semiconductor material stack may serve as a foundation for forming Si-based transistors.

Abstract: An automated method for removing tissue from a seed is provided. The automated method includes singulating a seed from a plurality of seeds and imaging the singulated seed to obtain at least one characteristic of the seed. The automated method further includes positioning the singulated seed in a sampler of an automated seed sampling assembly and removing, by the sampler, tissue from the singulated seed based on the at least one characteristic of the seed.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling an energy control system. The energy control system includes a grid interconnection, a backup load interconnection, a non-backup load interconnection, and a backup power interconnection. The method includes receiving electronic data from a plurality of backup loads. The method includes detecting a power outage at the grid interconnection electrically coupled to a utility grid. The method includes disconnecting the grid interconnection from the backup power interconnection, in which the backup power interconnection is electrically coupled to a backup power source. The method includes connecting a first set of the plurality of backup loads to the backup load interconnection, in which the backup load interconnection is electrically coupled to the backup power interconnection such that power is supplied from the backup power source to the first set of backup loads.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are IC structures, packages, and devices that include III-N transistors implementing various means by which their threshold voltage it tuned. In some embodiments, a III-N transistor may include a doped semiconductor material or a fixed charge material included in a gate stack of the transistor. In other embodiments, a III-N transistor may include a doped semiconductor material or a fixed charge material included between a gate stack and a III-N channel stack of the transistor. Including doped semiconductor or fixed charge materials either in the gate stack or between the gate stack and the III-N channel stack of III-N transistors adds charges, which affects the amount of 2DEG and, therefore, affects the threshold voltages of these transistors.

Abstract: A drive-train of an agricultural machine, such as a tractor, has a power-split transmission (1) and a separate transfer case (2). The transfer case (2) can be connected to a drive motor and the gear ratio of the transfer case (2) can be adapted in such manner that the power-split transmission (1) can be used for various drive powers.

Abstract: A brush attachment for a toothbrush handpiece, in particular for an electric toothbrush handpiece, has a head portion which includes a brush head, has an attachment portion which includes an interface receptacle, and has a neck portion arranged between the head portion and the attachment portion, wherein the interface receptacle is implemented by a universal interface receptacle for receiving at least two different interfaces of different toothbrush handpieces.

Abstract: A spindle drive for an adjustment element of a motor vehicle is provided. The spindle drive has a drive unit and a spindle-spindle nut transmission arranged downstream of the drive unit in terms of drive for generating linear drive movements. The drive unit has a tubular drive unit housing and therein a drive motor. In some cases an intermediate transmission is arranged downstream of the drive motor in terms of drive. The drive unit and the spindle-spindle nut transmission are arranged one behind the other on the geometrical spindle axis, and a spindle drive housing is provided with a tubular inner housing and a tubular outer housing. The inner housing runs in a telescope-like manner in the outer housing. In some cases the outer housing of the spindle drive housing accommodates the drive unit with the drive unit housing and is connected to the drive unit.

Abstract: A warewash machine includes a wash zone having front, left and right access openings. At least one spray arm is disposed above or below the wash zone. A multi-sided hood assembly includes front, left, right and top side sections, the multi-sided hood assembly movable between a lowered closed position for washing and a raised open position for inlet and outlet of wares. The multi-sided hood assembly includes a lower hood unit with front, left and right sides and an upper hood unit with front, left, right and top sides, and a linkage assembly between the lower hood unit and the upper hood unit that causes the upper hood unit and the lower hood unit to move up or down together with the lower hood unit moving faster than the upper hood unit to cause telescoping of the upper hood unit and the lower hood unit as the hood assembly moves.

Abstract: The invention relates to a thermally curable adhesive compound consisting of the following components: (A) 4.9 to 34.9 wt % (relative to the total amount of the curable adhesive compound) of an epoxide-functionalized (co)polymer having a weight-average molar mass in the range of 5,000 g/mol to 200,000 g/mol, based on more than 30 to 100 wt %, preferably 50 to 100 wt %, (relative to the total amount of the monomers on which the epoxide-functionalized (co)polymer is based) of at least one type of (meth)acrylic (co)monomer (a) functionalized with an epoxy group, (B) 0.1 to 5 wt % (relative to the total amount of the curable adhesive compound) of at least one thermally activatable curing agent for a cationic curing of epoxides, (C) 65 to 95 wt % (relative to the total amount of the curable adhesive compound) of at least one type of matrix polymer as a film-forming agent, (D) optionally 0 to 30 wt % of additional components.

Abstract: The present invention relates to compounds of the general formula (I) in which Q, V, T, W, X, Y and A have the meanings given in the description—and to their use for controlling animal pests.

Abstract: A method for executing a graph algorithm may include responding to a request from a client to execute a graph algorithm on graph data stored in a database by determining data required to execute the graph algorithm. In response to determining that a first portion of the data required to execute the graph algorithm is absent from an existing adjacency structure that includes a second portion of the data required to execute the graph algorithm, the existing adjacency structure may be modified to include the first portion of data. The graph algorithm may be executed based on the modified adjacency structure. The execution of the graph algorithm may include querying, based on the modified adjacency structure, the graph data stored in the database. Related systems and articles of manufacture, including computer program products, are also provided.