Abstract: Techniques for registering carbon sequestration include: receiving carbon sequestration data corresponding portions of a geographic region; comparing entries to a registry; assigning entries to clusters associated with carbon sequestration values; and determining a total carbon sequestration based on an aggregating of carbon sequestration values of the entries. In another aspect, a register-based carbon sequestration may utilize continuous learning, including generating estimates of carbon sequestration based on high-resolution aerial LiDAR, multispectral imagery, or the like. Unsupervised learning and a ground-based calibration procedure are usable to delineate distinct forest types within mixed forest area. Such a calibrated carbon sequestration system demonstrates superior accuracy compared to satellite-based analysis, and is able to estimate carbon sequestration on a grid, enabling generalization across multiple forest types and scales of aggregation within a unified framework.

Abstract: A superconductor device includes a high superconductivity transition temperature enhanced from the raw material transition temperature. The superconductor device includes a matrix material and a core material. The enhancing matrix material and the core material together create a system of strongly coupled carriers. A plurality of low-dimensional conductive features can be embedded in the matrix. The low-dimensional conductive features (e.g., nanowires or nanoparticles) can be conductors or superconductors. An interaction between electrons of the low-dimensional conductive features and the enhancing matrix material can promote excitations that increase a superconductivity transition temperature of the superconductor device.

Abstract: This disclosure describes systems, methods, and apparatus for a locking folding knife having a handle lock and a safety switch arranged around and rotatable around a pivot axis of the knife. In an engaged position the switch overlaps at least a portion of the handle lock and prevents it from moving into an unlocked position. A spring, such as a wire form spring, can be arranged within a pocket of the switch, and when the switch is moved between engaged and disengaged positions the spring can be compressed generating a rotational bias on the switch urging the switch toward either the engaged or disengaged position.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a deposition chamber for forming a poly-para-xylylene film. A non-limiting example of the deposition chamber includes a chamber body, an inlet coupling the chamber body to a furnace, and an outlet coupling the chamber body to a vacuum pump. The deposition chamber includes at least one heating element arranged on a surface of the chamber body. The heating element is configured to raise an internal temperature of the deposition chamber body to a substantially uniform internal temperature across an entire internal volume of the chamber body.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for fabrication of a structure, for example, a half barrel section of a fuselage. The apparatus includes an indexing unit dimensioned for coupling to an indexing feature disposed on the structure. The structure proceeds along a process direction during fabrication. A cutting station cuts out manufacturing excess from the structure to form, for example, openings for windows and doors. A method for fabrication of a structure includes indexing a structure to a cutting station based on an indexing feature associated or located on the structure. The method includes operating the cutting station to cut manufacturing excess from the structure. A method includes removing cut sections of the manufacturing excess and routing these sections away from the cutting station.

Abstract: A pump system includes a housing, a lubricant system, and control circuitry. The housing includes a pump chamber defined by the housing and a throat seal. The lubricant system includes a lubricant pump, a lubricant gallery defined within the housing of the main pump, and a lubricant circuit fluidly connecting the lubricant pump and the lubricant gallery. The throat seal is disposed adjacent to and between the pump chamber and the lubricant gallery. The control circuitry is configured to cause the lubricant pump to pump a purge volume of lubricant through the lubricant system, cause the lubricant pump to stop pumping for a first time period after the lubricant pump has pumped the purge volume, and cause the lubricant pump to pump the purge volume of lubricant through the lubricant system after the first time period.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for a frequency based integrated circuit that selectively filters out unwanted bands or regions of interfering frequencies utilizing one or more tunable notch or bandpass filters or tunable low or high pass filters capable of operating across multiple frequencies and multiple bands in noisy RF environments. The tunable filters are fabricated within the same integrated circuit package as the associated frequency based circuitry, thus minimizing R, L, and C parasitic values, and also allowing residual and other parasitic impedance in the associated circuitry and IC package to be absorbed and compensated.

Abstract: A reverse assist system for a saddle riding vehicle includes a switch configured to be displaced between a first position and a second position. The switch is displaced to the second position to activate a reverse assist strategy. The reverse assist system also includes a sensing unit to determine at least one of a speed or an acceleration of the saddle riding vehicle, and a controller arranged in communication with the switch, the sensing unit, and a front brake. The controller is configured to activate the reverse assist strategy in response to the displacement of the switch to the second position, and control the front brake to control braking of a front wheel based on at least one of the speed or the acceleration of the saddle riding vehicle to assist a rider to reverse the saddle riding vehicle according to the reverse assist strategy.

Abstract: A method includes, at a first time: accessing a first image of a surgical field during a surgical operation; and identifying a first quantity of unused units of a first consumable type in the first image. The method also includes, at a second time: accessing a second image of the surgical field; and identifying a second quantity of unused units of the first consumable type in the second image. The method also includes: predicting a total consumption quantity of the first consumable type during the surgical operation based on a difference between the first quantity and the second quantity; and, in response to the second quantity falling below the total consumption quantity, rendering a prompt on a display, adjacent to an exit of the operating room, to retrieve a set of units of the first consumable type.

Abstract: A system comprises one or more processors and one or more non-transitory computer-readable storage devices storing computing instructions configured to run on the one or more processors and cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising: receiving a set of images of respective different portions of a label on a package. The operations also can include: determining, using contrast, one or more respective locations in the images of the set of images that are associated with the respective different portions of the label on the package. The operations further can include: providing, for display on a user interface, a flattened reconstruction of the respective different portions of the label on the package based at least in part on the one or more respective locations that have been determined. Other embodiments and features are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for inspecting a structure. One embodiment is a method for inspecting a structure. The method includes advancing a structure along a track in a process direction, aligning a Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) station at the track with an edge of the structure that was trimmed upstream of the cleaning station, imaging the edge via the Non-Destructive Inspection (NDI) station, characterizing the edge based on the imaging, and advancing the structure further in the process direction via the track.

Abstract: A method provides information regarding donations to organizations. The method includes obtaining in at least one server computer first affinity information selected by a first donor user, and obtaining in the at least one server computer second affinity information relating to each of a plurality of organizations. The method also includes determining in a computer processor of the at least one server computer a subset of the plurality of organizations based on a correlation of the first affinity information and the second affinity information. Graphic card information relating to the subset of organizations is provided to a first client computing device. The graphic card information is configured to be displayed on a user interface of the first client computing device such that a graphic card is displayed on the first client computing device identifying each of the subset of the plurality of organizations.

Abstract: A juvenile seat includes a seat bottom and a cupholder support coupled to the seat bottom. The juvenile seat further includes a cupholder coupled removably to the cupholder support. The cupholder includes a cupholder mount coupled to the cupholder support to retain the cupholder to the cupholder support and a cupholder base at least partially defining an interior container-receiving space.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process to produce an ionomer comprising: 1) contacting, in a reactor, one or more C2-C60 ?-olefins, an optional diene, and a metal alkenyl with a catalyst system comprising an activator, a catalyst compound, and a support; 2) forming a copolymer comprising one or more C2-C60 ?-olefin monomers and about 0.01 wt % to about 20 wt %, based on the weight of the copolymer, of metal alkenyl; 3) functionalizing and quenching the polymerization reaction with one or more electrophilic groups; and 4) obtaining ionomer.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided for fabrication of a structure, for example, a half barrel section of a fuselage. The apparatus includes an indexing unit dimensioned for coupling to an indexing feature disposed on the structure. The structure proceeds along a process direction during fabrication. A cutting station cuts out manufacturing excess from the structure to form, for example, openings for windows and doors. A method for fabrication of a structure includes indexing a structure to a cutting station based on an indexing feature associated or located on the structure. The method includes operating the cutting station to cut manufacturing excess from the structure. A method includes removing cut sections of the manufacturing excess and routing these sections away from the cutting station.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a preform for a portion of an aircraft includes acquiring a sheet of broad good fiber reinforced material, trimming the sheet to form layup pieces having boundaries, placing the boundaries into alignment, arranging the layup pieces in a layup pattern to form a ply, performing a placement operation that transports the layup pattern onto a layup mandrel, and shaping the layup pattern into conformance with a contour of the layup mandrel.

Abstract: Acoustic balances configured for weighing in ultrasonic non-contact manipulators, and associated systems and methods are described. In one embodiment, a method for a non-contact acoustic determination of a mass of an object includes capturing the object within an acoustic trap of an acoustic balance. The method also includes, in response to changing at least one acoustic parameter of the acoustic balance, changing an equilibrium position of the object; and in response to changing the equilibrium position of the object, causing the object to oscillate. The method also includes determining a resonant frequency of oscillation of the object; and based on the resonant frequency of oscillation of the object, determining the mass of the object.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for installing ribs and/or spars to a wing panel while a contour is enforced. Methods include suspending a wing panel beneath a shuttle that enforces the contour, advancing the wing panel through work stations via the shuttle, and installing a rib or a spar (or another wing panel) at a work station, while the contour is enforced. Other methods include locating a wing panel beneath a shuttle, coupling adjustable-length pogos to the wing panel at locations distinct from those corresponding with an installation location, e.g. for a rib or a spar, and controlling the length of the pogos to enforce a contour to the wing panel. Some systems include a track, work stations disposed along the track, and a shuttle to advance along the track and convey a wing panel to each of the work stations while enforcing a contour onto the wing panel.

Abstract: A method for evacuating a volume below a substrate in a substrate processing system includes arranging the substrate on a lift mechanism of a substrate support to define the volume below the substrate between the substrate and an upper surface of the substrate support. An evacuation step is initiated to evacuate the volume below the substrate. The evacuation step includes pumping down the volume below the substrate at least one of through and around the lift mechanism. The lift mechanism is lowered during the evacuation step to position the substrate on the upper surface of the substrate support and the evacuation step is terminated.

Abstract: A haptic driver for driving a haptic actuator, the haptic driver configured to: provide a haptic drive signal and an audio drive signal, the haptic drive signal for causing the haptic actuator to generate a haptic vibration output and the audio drive signal for causing the haptic actuator to generate an audio output; and drive the haptic actuator with the haptic drive signal and the audio drive signal so that the haptic actuator generates the haptic vibration output and the audio output.