Abstract: Land vehicles and methods of operating land vehicles are disclosed. A land vehicle includes a frame structure, a plurality of wheels, and a brake system. The frame structure includes a front cage that at least partially defines an operator cabin and a rear compartment positioned rearward of the front cage in a longitudinal direction. The plurality of wheels are supported by the frame structure. Each of plurality of wheels is sized to permit direct integration of an electric motor therein.

Abstract: A wide-coverage edge ring configured to be arranged above a bottom ring in a substrate processing chamber includes an upper surface, a lower surface that includes a lower surface step that extends downward from the lower surface and is configured to be received within and interface with a pocket defined at least partially by an upper surface of the bottom ring and an inner surface of a chamber liner, an inner diameter, a ledge defined in the inner diameter of the edge ring, and an outer diameter. The outer diameter of the edge ring includes a projection that extends radially outward from the edge ring and defines an inward step in the outer diameter, the projection and the inward step are configured to interface with an upper end of the chamber liner, and the projection is configured to extend at least partially over the upper end of the chamber liner.

Abstract: A marking device that is supported by a personal mobility vehicle, such as a scooter, is movable from a first position, in which the marking device does not contact the riding surface, and a second position, in which the marking device contacts the riding surface. The marking device includes an attachment portion and a marking portion that creates markings on the riding surface as a result of frictional contact with the riding surface. The marking device can also include an actuation portion which is accessible to the user and allows the user to move the marking device to the second position. In one arrangement, the marking device includes an elastic marking member which is configured to bend in order to maintain contact with the riding surface.

Abstract: A multi-bus, energy storage system includes an energy storage bus that provides energy storage; a power demand bus that provides power delivery; and a supervisory system comprised of a system supervisor.

Abstract: A strain wave-type gearbox comprises: a flex spline component; an outer circular spline component; and a wave generator component, wherein the wave generator component is configured for adjustment of at least one dimension of the wave generator component, to cause engagement and disengagement of the flex spline component and the outer circular spline component. A drive arrangement for manipulating a vehicle control surface comprises: a first drive; a second drive; an output member for connecting to the vehicle control surface; first engaging means for selectively engaging and disengaging the first drive and the output member; and second engaging means for selectively engaging and disengaging the second drive and the output member, wherein the first engaging means comprises a strain wave-type gearbox.

Abstract: In a first aspect, provided herein is a beta/MPZ family-subunit-eliminated (beta/MPZ?) engineered-cell comprising a cell with functionally inactivated SCN1B, SCN2B, SCN3B, SCN4B, MPZL1, MPZL2, MPZL3, MPZ and JAML genes. In certain aspects, the beta/MPZ? cell further comprising a defined engineered voltage-gated sodium channel, wherein the engineered voltage-gated sodium channel comprises a sodium channel alpha subunit, at least one sodium channel beta subunit.

Abstract: A fuel cell thermal management system and method for aerodynamic vehicles (such as aircraft) having propulsion systems powered by hydrogen fuel cells. The system and method reduce the overall amount of energy required to operate a propulsion system, which in turn reduces cooling requirements and improves efficiency. A cabin air reuse system uses cabin exhaust air as input air for the fuel cell. Because the cabin exhaust air is compressed, this saves the work involved in compressing air for input to the fuel cell.

Abstract: A method for fabrication of a device from a material stack is disclosed. The material stack includes a first layer on a second layer. The method includes providing the material stack, creating a first mask on the surface of the first layer, patterning the first mask, a first etching step of the first layer to a pre-defined end point and thereby building regions of retained material, a second etching step of the first layer to remove remaining material from the first layer between the regions of retained material, creating a second mask on the surface of the second layer, patterning the second mask, etching the material of the second layer.

Abstract: A medication packaging system can include a tray with a slot and a literature receiving area to hold literature in a position above the slot, and a robotic arm with a literature grabbing mechanism that can have a plurality of fingers that extend parallel to one another. The plurality of fingers including a central finger and a pair of outer fingers that are located on opposite sides of the central finger which are relatively movable between a disengaged position on one side of the slot of the tray to an engaged position at least partially on the other side of the slot to engage and fold the literature in the literature receiving area of the tray. The robotic arm can move the literature and place it in a shipping bag or container.

Abstract: According to some embodiments, a method for use in a network node of transmitting channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS) comprises: transmitting, to the wireless device, an indication of the subset of PRBs that the wireless device should use to measure CSI-RS; and transmitting CSI-RS on the indicated subset of PRBs. According to some embodiments, a method for use in a wireless device of receiving CSI-RS comprises: receiving an indication of a subset of PRBs that the wireless device should use to measure CSI-RS associated with an antenna port; and receiving CSI-RS on the indicated subset of PRBs. In some embodiments, the indication of the subset of PRBs that the wireless device should use to measure CSI-RS comprises a density value and a comb offset.

Abstract: Provided herein are IL2R binding molecules that bind to IL2Rb and IL2Rg and comprise an IL2Rg sdAb and an anti-IL2Rg VHH antibody.

Abstract: A system for monitoring shopping baskets (e.g., baskets on human-propelled carts, motorized carts, or hand-carried baskets) can include a computer vision unit that can image a surveillance region (e.g., an exit to a store), determine whether a basket is empty or loaded with merchandise, and assess a potential for theft of the merchandise. The computer vision unit can include a camera and an image processor programmed to execute a computer vision algorithm to identify shopping baskets and determine a load status of the basket. The computer vision algorithm can comprise a neural network. The system can identify an at least partially loaded shopping basket that is exiting the store, without indicia of having paid for the merchandise, and execute an anti-theft action, e.g., actuating an alarm, notifying store personnel, activating a store surveillance system, activating an anti-theft device associated with the basket (e.g., a locking shopping cart wheel), etc.

Abstract: A polymerization process for the chemical production of a polyester copolymer starting from monomers and/or oligomers may include reacting a mixture of (a) one or more secondary diols, (b) a further diol and (c) one or more dicarboxylic acids and/or esters thereof, and/or one or more oligomers comprising monomer units of (a) and/or (b) and (c); in a process comprising (trans)esterification followed by polycondensation. The process may include addition of an inert solvent (d) which does not participate as a reagent in the polymerization reaction and which has a boiling point at ambient pressure of equal to or higher than 175° C., in an amount of 2.5-100 weight % with regard to the total weight of diols and dicarboxylic acids and/or esters thereof; to generate a polyester copolymer having a number average molecular weight (Mn), as measured by gel permeation chromatography, of 15000 daltons or more.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for identifying and classifying patterns comprising the T cell exposed motifs and the frequencies of such motifs in collections of proteins that make up the human proteome, immunoglobulinome, T cell receptor repertoire or microbiome, and other proteomes of environmental of microbial origin, or subsets thereof. It further provides graphical representations that facilitate comparisons of T cell exposed motif patterns between samples or between time points. The present invention also provides methods and systems for identifying and classifying patterns in repertoires of cells including receptor bearing cells and cells of tissue samples and detecting patterns of utility in diagnosis and monitoring of health and disease.

Abstract: The present invention describes a processes, systems, and catalysts for the utilization of carbon dioxide into high quality synthesis gas that can then be used to produce fuels (e.g., diesel fuel) and chemicals. In one aspect, the present invention provides a process for the conversion of a feed gas comprising carbon dioxide and hydrogen to a product gas comprising carbon monoxide and water.

Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting interactions with private user data within data management systems are discussed herein. A communication session is initiated between a software-defined interaction sensor and a first data management system, where the first data management system includes historical records corresponding to a plurality of private users. The first data management system authenticates the software-defined interaction sensor and grants the software-defined interaction sensor access to monitor for predetermined data interactions at the first data management system. The software-defined interaction sensor detects, over the communication session, one or more triggering data interactions corresponding to particular private user data at the first data management system, and furthermore transmits to a second data management system information corresponding to the one or more triggering data interactions.

Abstract: A glass article comprises a film layer deposited on a glass substrate. The film layer has a melting point less than 450° C. and comprises a thickness and a primary surface. The primary surface defines at least one elevated surface protruding relative to the at least one relief surface. The elevated surface forms a periodic pattern defined by an etch mask, and the relief surface is defined as an inverse pattern of the etch mask. The duration of an etching process applied to the film layer defines a ratio of a first area of the elevated surface to a second area of the relief surface.

Abstract: Broadcast positioning systems supporting location services through over-the-air broadcast television (TV) signals are disclosed. The broadcast positioning system supports a broadcast TV signal format that includes a transmission time of the broadcast TV. The transmission time of the broadcast TV signal is used by a TV signal receiver to determine the propagation delay of the broadcast TV signal between the TV signal transmitter and the TV signal receiver. The TV signal receiver is also configured to receive multiple broadcast TV signals from multiple TV broadcasters, wherein the same delay of arrival for those broadcast TV signals can be determined. In this manner, the TV signal receiver can use the determined multiple delays of arrival from the multiple received broadcast TV signals as time-of-arrival (TOA) and the known locations of the antenna radiating these multiple broadcast TV signals to perform a trilateration or multilateration calculation to determine its position.

Abstract: A vibration damper with a damper piston which is arranged in a main tube with hydraulic medium and can be moved to and fro in an axial direction relative to the main tube. The main tube is arranged in a container tube, wherein an intermediate tube is arranged between the main tube and the container tube. The main tube, the intermediate tube and the container tube are arranged coaxially in a three-tube damper. The damper piston is attached at one end of a piston rod. The three-tube damper is equipped with a hydraulic end-position damping and at its end opposite the piston rod, has a central valve block with two damper valve devices. The central valve block is partially fitted with an air spring resting on an axial support ring which is connected by a single main weld seam to the container tube and central valve block by substance bonding.

Abstract: A system and method for improving login processes with a unique login-interface system is disclosed. The unique login-interface system allows users to subscribe, join, or sign-up for an automatic login interface that does not require explicit registration other than inclusion in a messaging system. The messaging system may be any number of systems such as email, text messaging, phone calls, or any other messaging system in which there is a user identification or alias associated with a user. The user identification may be of any type that is presented or recognized in a computing world. The unique login-interface system includes an identity-provider application with a collision-resolution engine to ensure unique user identity credentials and an inference engine to identity multiple participant entries for a single user.