Abstract: An exemplary method and system are disclosed for a fully implantable soft-membrane electronic system that can provide the continuous monitoring of real-time or semi real-time measurements of strain and/or other mechanical properties, via electrical measurements such as capacitance, over an inductive coupling between the measurement system and the implanted device.

Abstract: This invention relates to novel whitening agents for cellulosic substrates. The whitening agents are comprised of at least two components: at least one chromophore component and at least one polymeric component. Suitable chromophore components generally fluoresce blue, red, violet, or purple color when exposed to ultraviolet light, or they may absorb light to reflect these same shades. The whitening agents are further characterized by having a dispersion component value of the Hansen Solubility Parameter of less than or equal to about 17 MPa0.5. This invention also relates to laundry care compositions including but not limited to liquid and/or powder laundry detergent formulations and rinse added fabric softening (RAFS) compositions that comprise such whitening agents.

Abstract: A load sensor compares generated values of load signals to predicted values of the load signals. Where an error between a generated value and a predicted value is less than a threshold, a value of zero is transmitted by the load sensor to an external systems, in an encoded stream of bits, and the error are used to calculate a predicated value of a next load signal, such that insubstantial changes in loading resulting in small errors are not transmitted to the external system. Where an error between the generated value and the predicted value exceeds the threshold, however, a value representative of the error is transmitted to the external system, in an encoded stream of bits. The external system processes the stream of bits to calculate the error, to determine that an item has been placed on a storage system or removed therefrom, or to identify the item.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a sensor system includes an active thermal sensor pixel matrix, a plurality of presence sensors, and an image acquisition controller. The pixel matrix includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns and a boundary defining a perimeter. The plurality of presence sensors is disposed at least partially within the boundary of the pixel matrix. The image acquisition controller is coupled to the pixel matrix and the plurality of presence sensors. The image acquisition controller is configured to: (i) receive signals from the presence sensors; (ii) identify, based on the signals, a scan region, wherein the scan region is a portion of the pixel matrix that is in contact with or adjacent to a specimen; and (iii) obtain image data only from pixels that are within the scan region for generating an image of the specimen.

Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for the treatment or repair of regurgitant cardiac valves, such as a mitral valve. An annuloplasty device can be placed in the coronary sinus to reshape the mitral valve and reduce mitral valve regurgitation. A protective device can be placed between the annuloplasty device and an underlying coronary artery to inhibit compression of the underlying coronary artery by the annuloplasty device in the coronary sinus. In addition, the protective device can inhibit compression of the coronary artery from inside the heart, such as from a prosthetic mitral valve that exerts radially outward pressure toward the coronary artery. The annuloplasty device can also create an artificial inner ridge or retaining feature projecting into the native mitral valve region to help secure a prosthetic mitral valve.

Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for consent management. A method may include receiving a first data request for user data associated with a user, the user data stored in a user data database; communicating a consent request to the requester system; receiving a consent response from the requester system; storing consent data associated with the consent response for the user data requested in the first data request in an immutable ledger; receiving a consent verification request from the user data database, the consent verification request based on a second data request for the user data from the requester system to the user data database; verifying the consent verification request based on the consent data; and communicating a consent verification response to the user data database, the consent verification response indicating consent from the user to share the user data with the requester system.

Abstract: The application provides an air handling unit, comprising: an air flow path having an outdoor air inlet on the upstream side of the air flow path and an indoor air outlet on the downstream side of the air flow path; an high efficient filtering portion disposed in the air flow path and covering at least a part of a cross section of the air flow path; a bypassing portion disposed in the air flow path in parallel with the high efficient filtering portion and covering the other part of the cross section of the air flow path; a data sensing portion disposed upstream of the bypassing portion and used to sense air quality parameters of air flowing through the data sensing portion; and a controller controlling an open/close state of the bypassing portion based on the air quality parameter sensed by the data sensing portion.

Abstract: The operating safety of a robot is provided. The robot includes two elements that can move relative to one another, a joint with at least one degree of freedom, connecting the two elements; and a flexible elastic film surrounding the joint and attached to each of the two elements, the film being stretched between its attachments in at least one configuration of the two elements.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat exchange tube for a terminal product of an air-conditioning system. Air and a refrigerating medium perform heat exchange through the heat exchange tube, and protrusions are disposed on an inner wall of the heat exchange tube. The present invention further relates to an air-conditioning terminal product provided with the heat exchange tube, an air-conditioning system provided with the air-conditioning terminal product, and a method of manufacturing a heat exchange tube for a terminal product of an air-conditioning system. The heat exchange tube for a terminal product of an air-conditioning system according to the present invention is advantageous in a small volume, high heat-exchange efficiency, low manufacturing costs, and the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video analysis system for an energy-consuming building equipment. The video analysis system includes a camera and an image processing unit to monitor people who appear in a target region, and in an actual space where the camera coexists with the energy-consuming building equipment, a height from the camera to a bottom surface of the actual space ranges from 2 to 10 meters. The present invention further relates to an intelligent building management system provided with the video analysis system for the energy-consuming building equipment. With the video analysis system of the present invention, a security system of a building is combined with the energy-consuming building equipment by means of an optimal camera design/arrangement, which can improve the operation efficiency of the whole building significantly and achieve a desirable energy-saving effect.

Abstract: A dynamic acquisition terminal for behavior statistic information of people in a building and an evacuation system and method. The dynamic acquisition terminal for behavior statistic information comprises a sensor, used for directly acquiring video information or audio and video information of people in the building; and an analysis component, used for performing analysis processing to the video information or audio and video information to dynamically generate people's behavior statistic information data. The evacuation system comprises a plurality of dynamic acquisition terminals for behavior statistic information; an escape route generation device, used for dynamically optimizing generation of an escape route at least based on the people's behavior statistic information data transmitted by the dynamic acquisition terminals for behavior statistic information; and an evacuation indicating system, used for dynamically generating and displaying evacuation sign information at least based on the escape route.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a video analysis system for an energy-consuming building equipment. The video analysis system includes a camera and an image processing unit to monitor people who appear in a target region, and in an actual space where the camera coexists with the energy-consuming building equipment, a height from the camera to a bottom surface of the actual space ranges from 2 to 10 meters. The present invention further relates to an intelligent building management system provided with the video analysis system for the energy-consuming building equipment. With the video analysis system of the present invention, a security system of a building is combined with the energy-consuming building equipment by means of an optimal camera design/arrangement, which can improve the operation efficiency of the whole building significantly and achieve a desirable energy-saving effect.

Abstract: An air conditioner terminal device (100) and a data center comprising the air conditioner terminal device, wherein the air conditioner terminal device (100) comprises a heat exchanger (12), a variable-speed fan (22), an air passage (101) communicating from an air suction port (11) to an air discharge port (21), and refrigerant flowing through the heat exchanger. The heat exchanger (12) and fan (22) are installed in the air passage (101), and the fan (22) forces air within the air passage (101) to flow towards the air discharge port (21) from the air suction port (11). The refrigerant comes into heat contact with air within the air passage (101) via the heat exchanger (12). The heat exchanger has an input joint (121) and an output joint (122), the refrigerant flows in via the input joint (121) and flows out the output joint (122). The refrigerant inside the input joint (121) is liquid-phase fluid, whereas the refrigerant inside the output joint (122) is gas-liquid two-phase fluid or gas-phase fluid.

Abstract: The invention discloses an air conditioner terminal device (100), an air conditioning apparatus and a data center (1000), wherein the air conditioner terminal device (100) comprises an air passage (101) communicating from an air suction port (11) to an air discharge port (21), a heat exchanger (12) and a variable-speed fan (22) which forces air in the air passage (101) to flow towards the air discharge port (21) from the air suction port (11) are installed in the air passage (101), and both the air suction port (11) and the air discharge port (21) are open downwardly. Therefore, air circulation can be improved and refrigerating capacity of the air conditioner terminal device can be increased.