Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a redox flow battery (RFB) may include a shell, an electrolyte storage tank assembly disposed in the shell, wherein at least a portion of the electrolyte storage tank assembly is supported by the shell, an electrochemical cell, and an electrolyte circulation system configured for fluid communication between the electrolyte storage tank assembly and the electrochemical cell. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the electrolyte storage tank assembly defines a tank assembly heat transfer system between an outer surface of the electrolyte storage tank assembly and an inner surface of the shell. In other embodiments, a pump assembly in the electrolyte circulation system is moveable between a first position and a second position. In other embodiments, a gas management system includes a first gas exchange device in fluid communication with the catholyte headspace and the anolyte.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein generally provide improved control of gas flow in processing chambers. In at least one embodiment, a liner for a processing chamber includes an annular body having a sidewall and a vent formed in the annular body for exhausting gas from inside to outside the annular body. The vent comprises one or more vent holes disposed through the sidewall. The liner further includes an opening in the annular body for substrate loading and unloading.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, for example to a tamper resistant dosage form including an opioid analgesic, and processes of manufacture, uses, and methods of treatment thereof.

Abstract: A heat pump includes a refrigeration circuit. The heat pump includes a compressor configured to move refrigerant through the refrigeration circuit. The heat pump includes an expansion system fluidly coupled with the refrigeration circuit via a first valve. The heat pump includes control circuitry configured to control the first valve to selectively provide fluid communication of the refrigerant between the refrigeration circuit and the expansion system.

Abstract: A surgical robotic system for performing multiple simultaneous colonoscopies includes a surgical console, a control tower, and a plurality of autonomous robotic colonoscope carts. Each autonomous robotic colonoscope cart includes a robotic arm, an endoscope operably coupled to the robotic arm, and a computing device. The computing device is configured to control autonomous advancement or retraction of the endoscope through the colon and transmit images captured by the endoscope to the control tower for display on the surgical console. The computing device is also configured to analyze the images captured by the endoscope as the endoscope is advanced or retracted through the colon, tag one or more images analyzed as corresponding to an area of interest within the colon, and cause the surgical console to display the tagged image while the endoscope is within a vicinity of the area of interest within the colon.

Abstract: A plasma processing system for cleaning a substrate is provided. The plasma processing system includes a process chamber that includes: a chamber body enclosing an interior volume; and a substrate support disposed in the interior volume. The plasma processing system includes a vacuum pump; a first exhaust line fluidly coupled between the interior volume of the process chamber and the vacuum pump; and a second exhaust line fluidly coupled between the interior volume of the process chamber and the vacuum pump. The first exhaust line and the second exhaust line are arranged to provide alternative paths for the exhaust between the interior volume and the vacuum pump, and the first exhaust line has an internal diameter that is at least 50% smaller than the internal diameter of the second exhaust line.

Abstract: A cigar holder can include an annular body defining an inner surface and an outer surface; a first protuberance extending at least in part in a radial direction from a surrounding portion of the inner surface of the annular body; and a magnet coupled to the annular body. A cigar holder can alternatively include an annular body defining an inner surface and outer surface and formed from a stretchable material; a protrusion extending from the outer surface of the annular body; and a magnet coupled to the annular body.

Abstract: A cigar holder can include an annular body defining an inner surface and an outer surface; the annular body comprising: a protrusion extending outward in a radial direction from a surrounding portion of the outer surface with respect to an axis of the annular body; and a plurality of protuberances, each of the plurality of protuberances extending in a radial direction from a surrounding portion of the inner surface with respect to the axis of the annular body; and a magnet coupled to the annular body. A cigar holder can alternatively include an annular body defining an inner surface and outer surface and formed from an elastomeric material, the annular body comprising a protrusion extending from the outer surface of the annular body; and a magnet coupled to the annular body.

Abstract: The present invention includes systems and methods for a continuous-wave (CW) radar system for detecting, geolocating, identifying, discriminating between, and mapping ferrous and non-ferrous metals in brackish and saltwater environments. The radar system (e.g., the CW radar system) generates multiple extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic waves simultaneously and uses said waves to detect, locate, and classify objects of interest. These objects include all types of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, as well as changing material boundary layers (e.g., soil to water, sand to mud, rock to organic materials, water to air, etc.). The radar system (e.g., the CW radar system) is operable to detect objects of interest in near real time.

Abstract: A shock isolator includes slots in inner and outer parts that define flexures between the parts. The slots may include inner slots and outer slots that are offset from each other around a perimeter of the inner part. The shock isolator also includes stops that provide a mechanical limit on the movement of the flexures. The stops may be posts that extend from one of the parts into holes in the other of the parts. In another embodiment that stops may be extensions from one of the parts over portions of the other of the parts. The stops help in preventing plastic bending and/or fracture of the flexures due to stress.

Abstract: A method including detecting a presence of at least one analyte in a sample from a subject wherein the at least one analyte is selected from the group consisting of: mesothelin, Galectin-3-binding protein, Clusterin, Polymeric immunoglobulin receptor, Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, Leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein, Osteopontin, Alpha-amylase 1, WAP four-disulfide core domain protein 2, Mucin-16, GSTP1, PRDX5, TXN, PRDX6, and SOD1, and determining the subject has hydrosalpinx if the sample comprises an increased level of mesothelin, Galectin-3-binding protein, Clusterin, Polymeric immunoglobulin receptor, Neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, Leucine-rich alpha-2-glycoprotein, Osteopontin, Alpha-amylase 1, WAP four-disulfide core domain protein 2, and/or Mucin-16 relative to a control, and/or a decreased level of GSTP1, PRDX5, TXN, PRDX6, and/or SOD1, relative to the control, is provided herein.

Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a redox flow battery (RFB) may include a shell, an electrolyte storage tank assembly disposed in the shell, wherein at least a portion of the electrolyte storage tank assembly is supported by the shell, an electrochemical cell, and an electrolyte circulation system configured for fluid communication between the electrolyte storage tank assembly and the electrochemical cell. In some embodiments, at least a portion of the electrolyte storage tank assembly defines a tank assembly heat transfer system between an outer surface of the electrolyte storage tank assembly and an inner surface of the shell. In other embodiments, a pump assembly in the electrolyte circulation system is moveable between a first position and a second position. In other embodiments, a gas management system includes a first gas exchange device in fluid communication with the catholyte headspace and the anolyte.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, for example to a tamper resistant dosage form including an opioid analgesic, and processes of manufacture, uses, and methods of treatment thereof.

Abstract: The present invention includes systems and methods for a continuous-wave (CW) radar system for detecting, geolocating, identifying, discriminating between, and mapping ferrous and non-ferrous metals in brackish and saltwater environments. The CW radar system generates multiple extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic waves simultaneously and uses said waves to detect, locate, and classify objects of interest. These objects include all types of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, as well as changing material boundary layers (e.g., soil to water, sand to mud, rock to organic materials, water to air, etc.). The CW radar system is operable to detect objects of interest in near real time.

Abstract: An apparatus as disclosed herein relates to a chamber body design for use within a thermal deposition chamber, such as an epitaxial deposition chamber. The chamber body is a segmented chamber body design and includes an inject ring and a base plate. The base plate includes a substrate transfer passage and one or more exhaust passages disposed therethrough. The inject ring includes a plurality of gas inject passages disposed therethrough. The inject ring is disposed on top of the base plate and attached to the base plate. The one or more exhaust passages and the gas inject passages are disposed opposite one another. One or more seal grooves are formed in both the base plate and the inject ring to enable the inject ring and the base plate to seal to one another as well as other components within the process chamber.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, for example to a tamper resistant dosage form including an opioid analgesic, and processes of manufacture, uses, and methods of treatment thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, for example to a tamper resistant dosage form including an opioid analgesic, and processes of manufacture, uses, and methods of treatment thereof.

Abstract: The present invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, for example to a tamper resistant dosage form including an opioid analgesic, and processes of manufacture, uses, and methods of treatment thereof.

Abstract: A launcher for launching a flying vehicle, such as a projectile or missile, includes a cutter for cutting a line, such as an umbilical line, that is coupled to the vehicle prior to launch. An example of a line is a tube for providing cooling for onboard components of the vehicle, such as a seeker of the vehicle. The cutter may be part of a mount of the launcher for mounting the line and other components, such as a compressor. The cutter may be configured so that as the vehicle translates relative to the launcher during the initiation of launch, the line moves against the cutter, severing the line. The cutter may retract after severing the line, for example being pulled away from the vehicle (and into the mount) by a spring mechanism.

Abstract: The present invention includes systems and methods for a continuous-wave (CW) radar system for detecting, geolocating, identifying, discriminating between, and mapping ferrous and non-ferrous metals in brackish and saltwater environments. The radar system (e.g., the CW radar system) generates multiple extremely low frequency (ELF) electromagnetic waves simultaneously and uses said waves to detect, locate, and classify objects of interest. These objects include all types of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, as well as changing material boundary layers (e.g., soil to water, sand to mud, rock to organic materials, water to air, etc.). The radar system (e.g., the CW radar system) is operable to detect objects of interest in near real time.