Abstract: An electrical bus system has an integrated trunk bus that includes at least one positive bus line, an equal number of negative bus line, and a messenger cable that that are twisted together to form a single, integrated trunk bus line. The messenger cable provides mechanical support and is coupled to vertical support using brackets, ground clamps, or other suitable coupling techniques, thereby eliminating the need for cable hangers or trenching. The messenger cable provides a grounding function, thereby eliminating the need for an additional grounding line. Multi-tap shear bolt connectors are used to connect the integrated trunk bus line to photovoltaic wires carrying the output from one or more solar panel arrays, thereby obviating the need for combiner boxes used in conventional systems.

Abstract: Coronavirus S ectodomain trimers stabilized in a prefusion conformation, nucleic acid molecules and vectors encoding these proteins, and methods of their use and production are disclosed. In several embodiments, the coronavirus S ectodomain trimers and/or nucleic acid molecules can be used to generate an immune response to coronavirus in a subject. In additional embodiments, the therapeutically effective amount of the coronavirus S ectodomain trimers and/or nucleic acid molecules can be administered to a subject in a method of treating or preventing coronavirus infection.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising Compound I, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, as the active substance. The pharmaceutical compositions are suitable for use in immediate release pharmaceutical formulations. The pharmaceutical formulations are suitable for use in the treatment of medical conditions in which treatment with agonists of CB1/CB2 receptors are beneficial.

Abstract: An oscillating power tool includes a housing and a motor at least partially disposed within the housing and having a rotational output shaft. An eccentric bearing is attached to the output shaft. An oscillating member is coupled to the eccentric bearing to convert rotational movement of the eccentric bearing into oscillating movement. A pivot shaft has an oscillating axis and the oscillating member is arranged on it. A tool engagement area is disposed on the oscillating member for engaging a detachable tool. The tool engagement area substantially surrounds the oscillating axis and has protruding tool connecting members extending parallel to the oscillating axis for axial mounting of the detachable tool to the tool engagement area.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods for removing a significant amount of bacteria (e.g., gram-negative bacteria and gram-positive bacteria, including bacteria with no or low affinity for heparan sulfate) from whole blood, serum or plasma using an adsorption media. The method can be used in extracorporeal treatments involving high volumetric flow rates and high linear flow rates.

Abstract: Methods and compositions related to solid dosage forms that facilitate the oral delivery of bacteria and/or agents of bacterial origin are provided herein.

Abstract: A method of Atomic Precision Advanced Manufacturing (APAM) is provided, in which a substrate is doped from a dopant precursor gas. The method involves covering a surface of the substrate with a hard mask, selectively removing material from the hard mask such that selected areas of the substrate surface are laid bare, exposing the laid-bare areas to the dopant precursor gas, and heating the substrate so as to incorporate dopant from the dopant precursor gas into the substrate surface.

Abstract: A mobile phone may include a housing structure and a front cover assembly coupled to the housing structure and positioned over the battery. The front cover assembly may include a transparent cover defining at least a portion of a front exterior surface of the mobile phone and a display assembly coupled to the transparent cover and including a display element configured to produce graphical outputs visible through the transparent cover, a first conductive display cowling below a first region of the display element, and a second conductive display cowling below a second region of the display element and spaced apart from the first conductive display cowling, thereby forming a gap between the first conductive display cowling and the second conductive display cowling. The mobile phone may further include a battery positioned below the gap.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to attach to a head worn apparatus, such as, but not limited to, a hat or helmet. The invention includes a frame having one or more web blocking attachment points for coupling to the frame one or more plurality of web blocking elements. The web blocking elements are positioned in front of the person’s face to provide a surface for catching, or blocking, spiderwebs before they make contact with a person’s face. The frame is dimensioned with headgear attachment grooves configured to attach the frame to a portion of a hat, helmet, or other apparatus worn on a person’s head.

Abstract: A bicycle rack system for transporting bicycles within a pickup truck is disclosed. The system attaches to the inside of the pickup bed using an L-shaped base bracket which extends through the aperture between the truck bed and the tailgate. During a period when the tailgate is in the horizontal (open) position, a gap exists between the tailgate and the truck bed. Once the tailgate closed, this gap disappears. has and drapes over the pickup's existing tailgate, thereby providing support and contact surfaces for transporting one or more bicycles in an upright position. In an embodiment, the bicycle's front wheel drapes over and outside the pickup's tailgate and the rear wheel rests within the bed of the pickup truck.

Abstract: In a method of atomic precision advanced manufacturing (APAM), an atomic or molecular resist layer on a substrate surface is selectively depassivated by locally exciting the substrate surface with an optical beam effective to eject adsorbed atoms or molecules from the substrate surface. The substrate surface is further processed by exposing it to a precursor gas, decomposing the precursor gas to release a dopant, and incorporating the dopant into the substrate surface.

Abstract: A bicycle rack system for transporting bicycles within a pickup truck is disclosed. The system attaches to the inside of the pickup bed using an L-shaped base bracket which extends through the aperture between the truck bed and the tailgate. During a period when the tailgate is in the horizontal (open) position, a gap exists between the tailgate and the truck bed. Once the tailgate closed, this gap disappears. has and drapes over the pickup's existing tailgate, thereby providing support and contact surfaces for transporting one or more bicycles in an upright position. In an embodiment, the bicycle's front wheel drapes over and outside the pickup's tailgate and the rear wheel rests within the bed of the pickup truck.

Abstract: A system for determining the location of a toolpiece, the system comprising: a tool carrying a toolpiece and comprising an imaging device for capturing images of the environment around the tool, the tool being actuable to manipulate the toolpiece to work on a workpiece; and an image processor remote from the tool and communicatively coupled to the imaging device for receiving images therefrom and having access to reference data representing an expected environment, the image processor being configured to compare an image captured by the imaging device with the reference data to identify a match therebetween and to determine in dependence on characteristics of that match the location of the toolpiece; wherein the system is configured to cause the tool to transmit images captured by the imaging device to the image processor in response to actuation of the tool.

Abstract: An intra-oral appliance, an internal member and an external member is provided. The internal member can include a tongue crib, a poseable first arm connected at a first end to the back end of the tongue crib, and a poseable second arm connected at a first end to the back end of the tongue crib. The poseable first arm and the poseable second allow the tongue crib to be moved into a position and held in the position. The external member can include a first lip retractor, a second lip retractor, a first retractor flange, a second retractor flange and connectors attachable to the first arm and the second arm of the internal member.

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a user-targeted report are provided. One method includes receiving an audio signal at a device, encoding a request for the report targeted to the requesting user. A set of incomplete tasks is identified, where tasks have a task-due timestamp and a reported status that indicates whether the task has been associated with a previous report. A set of upcoming tasks is identified from the incomplete tasks. A set of overdue tasks is identified from the incomplete tasks. From upcoming/overdue tasks a set of to-be-reported tasks is generated, via filtering criteria applied to the reported status of each task included in the upcoming/overdue tasks. The report includes a reminder for at least a portion of the tasks included in the set of to-be-reported tasks.

Abstract: The method is described as the removal of mediators that contribute to the pathogenesis of cancer from blood by contacting the blood with a solid, essentially non-micro-porous substrate which has been surface treated with heparin, heparan sulfate and, optionally, other molecules or chemical groups (the adsorbent media or media) having a binding affinity to the mediator, and wherein the size of the interstitial channels within said substrate are balanced with the amount of interstitial substrate surface area such that high flow rates of blood past said substrate creates a flow transport that is characterized by convection transport more than Brownian diffusion transport.

Abstract: An extruded post used to support a sign, mailbox or set of rails, or in a stand-alone mode, with an interior light source to illuminate characters cut out of the wall of the post or rail for identification of a property or to transmit a message. The light source is inserted into the interior of the post or rail. A translucent sheet is placed within the wall of the post or rail and in front of the illumination source. A reflective backing, with a locking aspect, is inserted into the post or rail to reflect light from the light source thru the translucent sheet and thru the cut out characters. Power for the illumination is provided by a solar charged battery placed in a cap on top of the post. A processing unit is placed in line between the power source and the illumination to generate light patterns and effects.

Abstract: TOOL TRACKING A system for determining the location of a toolpiece, wherein: the toolpiece is carried by a tool and the tool comprises an imaging device for capturing images of the environment around the tool; and the system comprises an image processor communicatively coupled to the imaging device for receiving images therefrom and having access to one or more reference images of an expected environment, the image processor being configured to compare an image captured by the imaging device with at least one reference image to identify a match therebetween and to determine in dependence on characteristics of that match the location of the toolpiece.

Abstract: An article comprising a substrate which carries a material of formula (I) M1aM2bWcOd(P(O)nRm)e?? (I) wherein each of M1 and M2 is independently ammonium or a metal cation; a is 0.01 to 0.5; b is 0 to 0.5; c is 1; d is 2.5 to 3; e is 0.01 to 0.75; n is 1, 2 or 3; m is 1, 2 or 3; and R is an optionally substituted hydrocarbyl group.

Abstract: A pipe bursting system and method, and components thereof, are described wherein a bursting head assembly pulled by a cable employs a relatively small pneumatic impactor (hammer) and a relatively large cable tension to impose a cyclical stress on the pipe being burst to cause fatigue failure of the pipe, resulting in lower size and power requirements, and higher efficiency for a given set of job requirements.