Abstract: A mobile stacking apparatus for stacking an article array includes a stacker unit having a pair of stacker arms for containing at least one article array therebetween, each stacker arm includes a plurality of supports for supporting the at least one article array, the plurality of supports are configured to move in and out of the stacker arm caused by a movement of a movable handle attached on the stacker arm, and a vertical frame containing a lifting arrangement, the lifting arrangement includes at least a motor to move the stacker unit in a vertical direction.

Abstract: A system for removing a packing material of an article array including a staging area for receiving the article array packaged with the packing material, a transport device configured to transport the article array in a length direction extending from a first end to a second end of the system, a first cutter configured to cut the packing material in a direction perpendicular with respect to the length direction of the system, a debagging area configured to sequentially receive from the transport device the article array and to remove the packing material from the article array, the debagging area includes a first gripper and a second gripper configured to engage and remove the packing material, and a packing material collection area configured to receive the packing material from the first and second grippers and collect the packing material to be discarded.

Abstract: The invention provides methods and compositions for sequential dosing of capsaicin to treat knee joint pain in a patient, such as knee joint pain due to osteoarthritis, while minimizing transient burning sensation experienced by patients due to capsaicin administration.

Abstract: A coating may include a self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of an organic molecule including a polar head group and a hydrophobic tail group. The polar head group is configured to attach to an underlying metal or ceramic surface. The SAM is configured to disintegrate upon exposure to high-energy radiation without reacting with the underlying surface.

Abstract: A mobile stacking apparatus for stacking an article array includes a stacker unit having a pair of stacker arms for containing at least one article array therebetween, each stacker arm includes a plurality of supports for supporting the at least one article array, the plurality of supports are configured to move in and out of the stacker arm caused by a movement of a movable handle attached on the stacker arm, and a vertical frame containing a lifting arrangement, the lifting arrangement includes at least a motor to move the stacker unit in a vertical direction.

Abstract: A computing system displays, via a first display generation component, a computer-generated environment, and concurrently displays status information corresponding to the computing system via the second display generation component, including concurrently displaying: a visual representation of a portion of a user of the computing system who is in a position to view the computer-generated environment via the first display generation component, and one or more graphical elements that provide a visual indication of content in the computer-generated environment. The computing system detects a respective event; and in response, the computing system changes a level of immersion of the computer-generated environment displayed via the first display generation component, and changes the status information that is displayed via the second display generation component, including changing an appearance of the visual representation of the portion of the user of the computing system.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products for monitoring and control of tissue ablation using three-dimensional echo decorrelation imaging. A first plurality of pulse-echo image volumes each including a region of interest are received from an ultrasound scanner. One or more pulse-echo image volume pairs are defined from the plurality of pulse-echo image volumes. Echo decorrelation image volumes are defined from the pulse-echo image volume pairs, and an amount of power provided to an ablation probe located in the region of interest is determined based on the echo decorrelation image volume.

Abstract: Systems/methods are disclosed of an auxiliary/wearable device functioning in cooperation with a first smartphone wherein, according to some embodiments, the auxiliary/wearable device is configured to perform monitoring or measurements and to communicate results of said monitoring or measurements to the first smartphone responsive to an identity that is associated with the first smartphone and is known by the auxiliary/wearable device. Further, the auxiliary/wearable device is configured to refrain from communicating with a second smartphone absent knowing an identity associated therewith; and to cause the first smartphone to augment/append results received from the auxiliary/wearable device with respective additional information that is associated with the auxiliary/wearable device.

Abstract: A method includes storing a plurality of passenger profiles regarding passengers of a vehicle where each of the plurality of passenger profiles includes a pre-stored physical characteristic of a respective passenger associated therewith and the pre-stored physical characteristic includes at least one of a height of the respective passenger or a typical head position of the respective passenger within a seat of the vehicle; acquiring passenger identifying data regarding an identity of a present passenger in the vehicle; identifying a respective passenger profile associated with the present passenger from the plurality of passenger profiles based on the identity of the present passenger; and controlling a speaker positioned within the vehicle based at least in part on the pre-stored physical characteristic included with the respective passenger profile to emit noise-canceling sound waves to generate a noise suppression zone to suppress sound waves perceived by the present passenger.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a water-soluble granule compositions comprising 1-amino-1-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (“ACC”), a filler selected from the group consisting of lactose, dextrose, sucrose or a mixture thereof, one or more wetting agents selected from the group consisting of a non-ionic ethoxylated sorbitan, a polyoxyethylene glycol alkyl ether and an anionic dioctyl sulfosuccinate, one or more binders selected from the group consisting of polyvinylpyrrolidone and a lignosulfonate and one or more organosilicon surfactants selected from the group consisting of a polyalkyleneoxide modified heptamethyltrisiloxane and a polyether trisiloxane.

Abstract: Systems/methods are disclosed of an auxiliary/wearable device functioning in cooperation with a first smartphone wherein, according to some embodiments, the auxiliary/wearable device is configured to perform monitoring or measurements and to communicate results of said monitoring or measurements to the first smartphone responsive to an identity that is associated with the first smartphone and is known by the auxiliary/wearable device. Further, the auxiliary/wearable device is configured to refrain from communicating with a second smartphone absent knowing an identity associated therewith; and to cause the first smartphone to augment/append results received from the auxiliary/wearable device with respective additional information that is associated with the auxiliary/wearable device.

Abstract: Various embodiments of processes and methods are provided herein for processing a semiconductor substrate. More specifically, improved processes and methods are provided for preventing damage to, or contamination on, a peripheral edge region and/or backside of a semiconductor substrate as the frontside of the substrate undergoes processing. In the disclosed embodiments, a sacrificial film is spin-on deposited within the peripheral edge region and/or along the backside surface before a process is performed on the frontside of the substrate. The sacrificial film protects the peripheral edge region and/or backside of the substrate and is removed from the substrate after processing.

Abstract: A motor drive system has a rotor assembly that is rotatable about an axis and includes a hollow shaft, a tube, and one or more fin sets. The tube is received in the shaft and defines a first passage. The fin sets are disposed about the tube and are engaged to the shaft. Each fin set defines a plurality of circumferentially spaced apart fins that are coupled to the shaft and the tube. The first passage is configured to discharge fluid communicated therethrough into a return chamber that is formed in the rotor assembly. A plurality of second passages are formed between the shaft and fins and are in fluid communication with the return chamber.

Abstract: A portable tool having an upright starting orientation in which the portable tool has a top and bottom, a front and rear, and laterally spaced sides. The portable tool has an elongate frame and is configured to be held with the user engaging: a) a first back region of the portable tool with one of the user's hands; and b) a second region of the portable tool forward of the first back region with the user's other hand to thereby allow the user to elevate and reposition the portable tool. A drive operates a working unit on the frame. The first back region and second region are spaced along a front-to-rear first line. A gripping assembly at the second region of the portable tool has an elongate gripping length extending in a second line. A first vertical plane parallel to the first line is non-orthogonal to a second vertical plane parallel to the second line. The elongate gripping length can be moved selectively forwardly and rearwardly relative to the frame.

Abstract: A sleeve configured to be dispositioned between an endoscope and an ultrasound accessory selectively attachable to the endoscope is disclosed herein. The sleeve can include a rigid body configured to maintain a structural integrity of the sleeve, a first flexible layer positioned about an inner surface of the rigid body, and a second flexible layer positioned about an outer surface of the rigid body. The first flexible layer can create a friction fit between the inner surface of the rigid body and an outer surface of the endoscope and the second flexible layer can create a friction fit between the outer surface of the rigid body and the ultrasound accessory. The sleeve can be inserted into an inner bushing that includes a connecting plate configured for alignment with a positioning plate of the ultrasound accessory such that the ultrasound accessory is properly positioned when selectively attached to the endoscope.

Abstract: A display film includes a transparent cross-linked polyurethane acrylate layer. The transparent cross-linked polyurethane acrylate layer having a glass transition temperature of 10 degrees Celsius or less and a Tan Delta peak value of 0.5 or greater.

Abstract: A system and method for accessing data suitable for controlling user access to data across a shared distributed storage system is provided. The present invention relates to a system and method for a data management service that captures context for accessed data and utilizes the captured context with operational policy to govern user access to the data.

Abstract: Systems/methods are disclosed of a smartphone functioning in cooperation with at least one auxiliary device wherein, according to some embodiments, the smartphone is configured to receive results of monitoring or measurements performed by a first auxiliary device; and to receive results of monitoring or measurements performed by a second auxiliary device. The smartphone is further configured to communicate with said first and second auxiliary device responsive to respective first and second different identities that are associated therewith and are known by the smartphone; to refrain from communicating with a third auxiliary device absent knowing an identity associated with said third auxiliary device; and to augment/append results that the smartphone receives from the first and second auxiliary device with respective additional information that is associated therewith. Systems/methods of auxiliary devices are also disclosed.

Abstract: A projectile for muzzle-loading firearms is made completely from a non-lead metal or alloy. It includes a pair of grooves to incorporate O-rings around a circular cylinder. A threaded well may be bored into the forward facing of the cylinder to facilitate insertion and/or removal of the projectile from the barrel via a cooperating ramrod. The projectile is then wrapped in a cloth patch to cover the sidewalls and bottom facing of the cylinder. A method of forming a plurality of the projectiles from standardized bar stock is also contemplated.

Abstract: Antibodies and antigen binding fragments that specifically bind to HIV-1 Env and neutralize HIV-1 are disclosed. Nucleic acids encoding these antibodies, vectors and host cells are also provided. Methods for detecting HIV-1 using these antibodies are disclosed. In addition, the use of these antibodies, antigen binding fragment, nucleic acids and vectors to prevent and/or treat an HIV-1 infection is disclosed.