Abstract: A potentiometer device has a tubular body, an actuation shaft, splines, spline-receiving cavities, a potentiometer, a tubular housing, first and second annular cavities and retention balls. The splines are externally positioned about the actuation shaft. The spline-receiving cavities are internally positioned around the tubular body. The potentiometer has a housing body and a wiper pin. The tubular body is connected to the housing body. The tubular housing and the wiper pin are positioned within the housing body. The tubular housing is connected to the housing body. The wiper pin is mechanically coupled to the actuation shaft. The actuation shaft is removably positioned within the tubular body and the housing body. The first annular cavity internally and radially traverses into the tubular housing. The second annular cavity externally and radially traverses into an output coupling end of the actuation shaft. The retention balls are engaged within the first annular cavity.

Abstract: An integrated gaming feature device includes a credit card reader, an encryption device for the credit card information, a monitoring device for gaming information, a mechanism for selecting a wager, means for choosing an amount to be wagered, an encryption device for the wager information, means for combining the encrypted wager and credit card information, and an authorization device for transmitting the encrypted wager information to a remote destination.

Abstract: A system and method for joining materials. The system includes a sealed chamber having a window. A laser is disposed external to the sealed chamber and heats objects in the sealed chamber through the window. The method includes sealing objects to be joined in the sealed chamber with a controlled environment and heating the objects with a laser disposed external to the sealed chamber.

Abstract: Photobiomodulation therapy systems provide a highly effective way to treat many common ailments to the human body. Many embodiments described herein enable two or more light therapy devices to be communicatively coupled together in various ways. In some embodiments, the light therapy system includes a first light device and a second light device arranged and configured to be communicatively coupled to the first light device. Each of the light devices may include a housing, a communication module, and a plurality of lights arranged and configured to emit at least one of red light and near infrared light.

Abstract: Photobiomodulation therapy systems provide a highly effective way to treat many common ailments to the human body. Many embodiments described herein enable two or more light therapy devices to be coupled together in various ways. In some embodiments, the light therapy system includes a first light device and a second light device arranged and configured to be mechanically and/or electrically coupled to the first light device. Each of the light devices may include a housing and a plurality of lights arranged and configured to emit at least one of red light and near infrared light. The first light device and the second light device can be coupled in a side-by-side orientation or a top-to-bottom orientation. The light therapy system can also be coupled to a mobile stand or a door stand.

Abstract: Technologies for implementing a permissioned blockchain ecosystem for economic development incentives. In some examples, a method can involve establishing identities of entities interacting with a blockchain network, the entities including contributors, verifiers, and actors. The method can further involve receiving economic development incentive (EDI) data from a contributor for a permissioned blockchain of the blockchain network, and verifying the EDI data and a respective identity of the contributor. The method can involve, in response to verifying the EDI data and respective identity of the contributor, sending, to an orderer on the blockchain network, a signed transaction comprising the EDI data, and sending, to a blockchain wallet associated with the contributor, an EDI token issued for the contributor. The method can involve, based on the signed transaction, creating, by the orderer, transaction blocks including the EDI data and propagating the transaction blocks onto the permissioned blockchain.

Abstract: A method providing vehicle incident call services to a user is disclosed. A third-party service center receives a communication from a vehicle over at least one data channel. Signaling is automatically sent to the vehicle from the third-party service center and, in response to the signaling, die third-party service center receives from the vehicle, location information comprising at least the latitude and longitude coordinates of the vehicle. An interactive voice recognition (IVR) system located at the third-party service center is used to determine if the latitude and longitude coordinates are valid. If the coordinates are determined to be valid, the third-party service center provides the user with a selection of vehicle-incident non-emergency response services.

Abstract: Provided is a disclosure for embodiments that perform effluent monitoring for brush conditioning, where the monitored data may be fed back for use in the conditioning.

Abstract: Various implementations of automatic test equipment are disclosed having a number of innovative features. In one implementation, the equipment includes a test head having a probe card support apparatus that provides stiffening support and/or planarization to the device under test (DUT) area of a probe card. In another implementation, the test head can include a planar surface and the wafer prober can include a corresponding planar surface. The planar surfaces can be brought into contact with each other to planarize the DUT area of the probe card and the wafer chuck in the wafer prober relative to each other.

Abstract: An article including a composite including a subsurface structure and a second phase of material forming a coating on the subsurface structure. The coating includes a first region defining a first plurality of microtextures in an outer surface of the coating, where the first plurality of microtextures include an average bore width of less than about 250 micrometers (?m) and a first average bore depth, and a second region positioned adjacent to the first region wherein the coating defines a second plurality of microtextures on the outer surface of the coating, where the second plurality of microtextures include an average bore width of less than about 250 ?m and a second average bore depth less than the first average bore depth.

Abstract: In an aspect, the present disclosure discloses a medical sensor to be connected to a monitoring device for vital sign monitoring. The medical sensor includes a flexible circuit layer having an electrode pattern, a foam layer laminated on the flexible circuit layer, a bonding layer sandwiched between the flexible circuit layer and the foam layer to bond the foam layer with the flexible circuit layer, and a gel sponge disposed on and electrically connected to the electrode pattern through the foam layer and the bonding layer. The area of the bonding layer is smaller than the area of the foam layer. A part of the foam layer adjacent the perimeter is not covered by the bonding layer, and not bonded to the flexible circuit layer by the bonding layer to provide the medical sensor enough conformability to a body.

Abstract: Photobiomodulation therapy systems provide a highly effective way to treat many common ailments to the human body. Light therapy systems may enable two or more light therapy devices to be communicatively coupled together in various ways. The light therapy systems include a first light device and a second light device arranged and configured to be communicatively coupled to the first light device. Each of the light devices may include a housing, a communication module, and a plurality of lights arranged and configured to emit at least one of red light and near infrared light.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for processing data generated in a vehicle group. One example embodiment comprises selectively off-boarding a data set generated at a first vehicle in the vehicle group for storage purposes, the first data set off-boarded to one or more of a second vehicle in the vehicle group and a remote storage device.

Abstract: A method providing vehicle incident call services to a user is disclosed. A third-party service center receives a voice call from a vehicle. Signaling is automatically sent to the vehicle from the third-party service center and, in response to the signaling, the third-party service center receives from the vehicle, location information comprising at least the latitude and longitude coordinates of the vehicle. An interactive voice recognition (IVR) system located at the third-party service center is used to determine if the latitude and longitude coordinates are valid. If the coordinates are determined to be valid, the third-party service center provides the user with a selection of vehicle-incident non-emergency response services.

Abstract: A walking apparatus is provided that includes a sole having an adjustable length, the sole comprising a heel portion, a forefoot portion operatively coupled to the heel portion, the forefoot portion configured for adjustment from a first position to at least one other position relative to the heel portion, wherein a length of the sole is configured to adjust from a first length to a second length when the forefoot portion is adjusted from the first position to the at least one other position.