Abstract: Systems for generating custom motion trajectories for robot animation are disclosed. One system includes a robot configured to maintain a current emotion state for the robot and a mapping between emotion state values and respective sets of custom motion parameters, in which the custom motion parameters control how procedural animations are performed by the robot, to receive one or more animation parameters of a procedural animation to be performed by the robot, to obtain a value of the current emotion state for the robot, to obtain one or more custom motion parameters to which the current emotion state is mapped, to compute a custom motion trajectory from the one or more animation parameters of the procedural animation and the obtained one or more custom motion parameters to which the current emotion state for the robot is mapped; and to perform the procedural animation according to the computed custom motion trajectory.

Abstract: A method for distributed quote management includes receiving a buyer request for quote (RFQ) from a buyer. The buyer RFQ requests a quote from a seller and identifies multiple items. The method includes automatically determining a best cost of each item in the buyer RFQ. The method includes automatically generating a quote for the buyer RFQ using the determined best costs of the items in the buyer RFQ. The method includes automatically generating a bid package for the buyer RFQ that includes the generated quote and automatically communicating the generated bid package to the buyer.

Abstract: A system for expression of a heterologous polypeptide in a transgenic host cell is disclosed. The system is based upon a transgene comprising a eukaryotic promoter operably linked to a DNA sequence comprising, in the 5? to 3? direction, a DNA sequence complementary to a sequence encoding a heterologous polypeptide, a DNA sequence complementary to an internal ri-bosome entry site, and a DNA sequence corresponding to a 3? untranslated region of a positive strand single-stranded RNA virus. Following introduction of stimulus, the host cell synthesizes an RNA molecule complementary to a recombinant RNA encoded by the transgene. The stimulus can be a positive strand single-stranded RNA virus or a nucleic acid thereof. Because the complement of the recombinant RNA comprises an internal ribosome entry site and a sequence encoding a heterologous polypeptide, the host cell can synthesize the heterologous polypeptide.

Abstract: An adaptor for securing a slat of a vehicle article carrier to an outer body surface of a vehicle without the need for drilling holes through the outer body surface. The adaptor comprises a main body portion having a channel formed along the entire length thereof. The channel has a cross-sectional shape which is designed to match the shape of an upwardly protruding lip portion formed within a roof ditch of the vehicle, such that the adaptor can be slid over the upwardly extending metal lip portion and thus attached thereto. At least one threaded bore is provided in the adaptor for enabling a slat to be secured thereto by an external threaded fastening element. A second threaded bore is included for enabling a set screw to be used to secure the adaptor to the metal lip portion so as to prevent sliding movement of the adaptor within the roof ditch. The adaptor thus allows a slat to be secured over a roof ditch without the need for drilling any holes in the roof of the vehicle.

Abstract: A zig-zag V-groove configuration for use in V-MOS transistors is disclosed. Instead of merely forming parallel rows of V-grooves, a zig-zag configuration is used, utilizing two different directions for the V-grooves, at least one of which is not the conventional <011> direction. This configuration can be used with either the ladder or interdigitated configuration for the source contact and gate metals.

Abstract: A bipolar semiconductor is manufactured by forming a plurality of grooves along the vertical (111) planes in a high resistivity epitaxial silicon layer which is disposed on an N+ (110) oriented substrate. Low resistivity epitaxial silicon of the same conductivity type is then used to fill in the grooves, thus forming alternate vertical regions of high and low resistivity. A base region is then diffused into said epitaxial layer and a plurality of emitters regions are diffused into said base region at locations directly above the low resistivity epitaxial regions.

Abstract: A simplified method of fabricating V-groove junction field effect transistors using only two masking steps. The first masking step opens regions in an ohmic refractory metal layer deposited on a doped semiconductor wafer. V-grooves are anisotropically etched into the wafer through the openings, thereby defining source and drain regions and outer isolation V-grooves. The wafer is then coated with a passivating layer. The second masking step creates openings through the passivation layer to the source and drain regions, and electrical contacts to those regions are made. An ohmic contact to the back surface of the wafer forms the gate electrode. Multiple source and drain regions may be created between the outer isolation V-grooves and electrically parallel for a greater current rating.

Abstract: A method for settling suspended glass particles from a slurry containing small amounts of a substance, which substance is preferentially adsorbed to the surface of the suspended glass particles, and which adsorbed substance facilitates centrifugal sedimentation of the glass particles without substantially altering the colloidal nature of the suspension. In particular, a method for forming a glass film on a semiconductive wafer or circuit, especially mesa etched structures, including the step of adding a small amount of hydrogen peroxide to the glass slurry before sedimentation of the glass film.