Abstract: An accountability control system may be configured to provide one or more accountability controls to a payload platform. A payload platform may comprise a device configured to deploy a payload. The accountability controls may comprise one or more of an authentication control, an authorization control, a custody control, or a security analysis control. The accountability controls may restrict or disable access and operations of the payload platform. The accountability controls may also create a chain of custody of operations and events taking place in the accountability control system and the payload platform.

Abstract: A method for filling and draining a liquid cooling system, may include, in a fill mode of the system, causing a pump to drive liquid from a reservoir configured to hold the liquid, through a first fluidic conduit configured to couple to a first pair of fluid disconnects of a manifold of the liquid cooling system, through the first pair of fluid disconnects, to fluidic channels of the liquid cooling system fluidically coupled to the first pair of fluid disconnects, and in a drain mode of the system, causing the pump to drive liquid present in the fluidic channels to flow from the fluidic channels, through the first pair of fluid disconnects, through the first fluidic conduit, and to the reservoir.

Abstract: Novel tools and techniques are provided for implementing dynamic border gateway protocol (“BGP”) host route generation based on domain name system (“DNS”) resolution. In various embodiments, a computing system may receive, from a user device via a first network, a request to establish a communications link with an external device via a second network that is separate from the first network, based on a first uniform resource identifier (“URI”) indicative of a network location of the external device. The computing system may query a DNS resolver for an Internet Protocol (“IP”) address corresponding to a valid current IP address, based on the first URI, and may advertise the IP address and/or a route based on the IP address. A communications link may be established between the user device and the external device based on the IP address and/or the route.

Abstract: Methods are provided for the assay of secreted biomolecules using automated detection and characterization of micro-objects in a microfluidic device. The biomolecules can be secreted by cells, particularly immunological cells, such as T cells. The biomolecules being assayed can include cytokines, growth factors, and the like. Methods are also provided for assaying the cytotoxicity of a cell with respect to another, target cell. Also provided are kits and non-transitory computer-readable media in which programs are stored for causing a system comprising a computer to perform automated methods for detecting secreted biomolecules and/or cytotoxicity in a microfluidic device.

Abstract: Techniques and tools are described for producing time-series data using faceted search based on document creation time. For example, index information can be created from events (e.g., by adding meta-data and indexing the events as documents). In addition, index information can be created that maps document creation time to time ranges. Search queries can then be executed (e.g., comprising ad-hoc filters to filter on the meta-data), and search results can be faceted on the time ranges to produce time-series data. The time-series data can be graphed to display trends of activity (e.g., trends of events based on user activity).

Abstract: Laser and synthetic profilometry of positive displacement motors (PDM) and ML methods, systems, and computer medium storing instructions for predicting PDM attribute(s). Laser profilometric scans (LPS) and mechanical stator minor ID (SMID) measurements from a plurality of locations in the stator are used for training a stator profilometric ML (SPML) model to learn stator profiles. The SPML model is deployed on input SMID measurements to generate synthetic stator dimension data (SSDD). LPS are preprocessed for feature alignment and statistical profilometric data are extracted for use in training the SPML model, and/or for training a PDM motor performance ML (MPML) model to learn PDM performance. The MPML training dataset may also include the learned stator profiles from the SPML model. The MPML model is deployed, on either input LPS or SSDD generated by the SPML model from input SMID measurements, to generate PDM performance data.

Abstract: A population of capsules, the capsules can include a core including a benefit agent and a shell surrounding the core, wherein the shell can include a first shell component.

Abstract: System and techniques for decentralized key generation and management are described herein. An information centric network (ICN) node receives a first ICN interest packet for public encryption parameters of an identity based encryption (IBE) key generation center (KGC). Public encryption parameters for the KGC are received in a first ICN data packet in response to the first ICN interest packet. The public encryption parameters are cached and used to respond a second ICN interest packet for the public parameters. A third ICN data packet may be received from the KGC in response to a key generation request. Here, the third data packet includes an indication that the third ICN data packet is part of a one-time session. Then, the third ICN data packet is transmitted without caching the third ICN data packet content based on the indication.

Abstract: The present disclosure includes a method of providing a virtual bottle service from an establishment to a user. The virtual bottle service is accessible by the user via an app on a smartphone of a user. The method comprises receiving, via the app on the smartphone of a user, a purchase request for a virtual bottle from an establishment, and after the receiving, allocating the user with a predetermined number of drinks of a particular liquor from the establishment. The method further includes, in response to a drink order from the virtual bottle by the user, decrementing the number of drinks from the virtual bottle that remain available to the user. The method may also include communicating, to the user, the remaining number of drinks via the app on the smartphone. A corresponding system that incorporates and/or uses such a method is also provided.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods including a modified Herriot cell comprising: a laser configured to generate a single beam; a partially transmissive region (PTR) disposed in at least one of: a first mirror and a second mirror, where a first portion of the single beam is received through the PTR, and where a second portion of the single beam is reflected by the PTR; a first detector disposed proximate the PTR, where the first detector receives the first portion of the beam, and where the first portion of the beam has traveled a first path length from the laser to the first detector; and a second detector disposed proximate the exit hole, where the second detector receives the second portion of the beam, and where the second portion of the beam has traveled a second path length from the laser to the second detector.

Abstract: In one aspect, a method includes generating, by a Non-Access Point Multi-link Device (Non-AP MLD), a switch link signaling to indicate a switch link operation to trigger a deletion of a first communication link between the Non-AP MLD and a current AP MLD and addition of a second communication link; specifying, by the Non-AP MLD, a respective link identifier of the first communication link and a respective link identifier of the second communication link in the switch link signaling; sending, by the Non-AP MLD, the switch link signaling to the current AP MLD that includes the switch link operation, the respective link identifier of the first communication link, and the respective link identifier of the second communication link; and receiving, at the Non-AP MLD, a response frame indicating one of an acceptance or rejection of the deletion of the first communication link and the addition of the second communication link.

Abstract: Techniques and apparatus for facilitating client roaming within a wireless network are described. An example technique includes determining one or more parameters associated with roaming activity of a client station (STA) within the wireless network. The one or more parameters are evaluated with one or more machine learning (ML) models to determine a mobile classification associated with the client STA and roaming prediction information associated with the client STA. A message including the roaming prediction information and the mobile classification information is transmitted. Another example technique includes generating a message comprising an indication of the roaming prediction information, based at least in part on the mobile classification, and transmitting the message to a client STA.

Abstract: An automated teller machine (ATM) has a display and a wireless communication interface. The ATM may detect a proximity of a mobile computing device and exhibit on its display an indication of the proximity of mobile computing device to the ATM. The ATM may also be configured to detect when the mobile computing device and the ATM have established a wireless communication connection and display a visual cue on the display that the wireless connection has been established. The ATM is configured to synchronize the display of the ATM with a display of the mobile computing device. The displays may be synched temporally and positionally and may display the same or related content, such as an image or animation at the same time.

Abstract: A method includes providing, to a trained machine learning model, first OES time trace data from a substrate processing operation. The first OES time trace data is of a first set of wavelengths. The method further includes obtaining, from the trained machine learning model, synthetic OES time trace data of the substrate processing operation, the synthetic OES time trace data being of a second set of wavelengths, different than the first. The method further includes obtaining second OES time trace data from the substrate processing operation of the second set of wavelengths. The method further includes determining, based on the synthetic OES time trace data and the second OES time trace data, a process endpoint for the substrate processing operation. The method further includes performing an action in view of the process endpoint.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus for allocating control effector commands to reduce vehicle deviations from a commanded trajectory. An example apparatus includes interface circuitry, machine readable instructions, and programmable circuitry to at least one of instantiate or execute the machine readable instructions to receive control force or moment command input associated with an over-actuated vehicle, the over-actuated vehicle including a first actuator and a second actuator, apply a rate or position limit based on actuator capability, and reassign control from the first actuator to the second actuator based on a lagged command position of the first actuator to preserve a control trajectory of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a surgical systems for traversing and lacerating a valve leaflet.

Abstract: High voltage isolation devices for semiconductor devices and associated systems, are disclosed herein. The isolation device may support operations of a 3-dimensional NAND memory array of the semiconductor device. In some embodiments, during high voltage operations (e.g., erase operations), the isolation device may provide a high voltage to the memory array while isolating other circuitry supporting low voltage operations of the memory array from the high voltage. The isolation device may include a set of narrow active areas separating the low voltage circuitry from the high voltage and a gate over the narrow active areas. In a further embodiment, the isolation device includes interdigitated narrow active areas and a common gate over the interdigitated narrow active areas to reduce an area occupied by the isolation devices.

Abstract: A subsea wellbore monitoring system of the present disclosure includes hanger, plug, and monitoring assemblies. The hanger assembly installs on landing in the wellhead, engages the lock profile, and has a hanger seal sealing in the wellhead. The plug assembly is supported in the hanger assembly and has a plug seal to seal in the landing. Ports of the plug assembly communicate with a bore envelope and an annulus envelope. The monitoring assembly has pressure monitors that communicate with the ports and measure pressure measurements related to the envelopes. The hanger and plug seals can be elastomeric and/or metal elements. The hanger and plug seals are preferably expandable or can be energized outward so the seals can pass any shoulders and profiles when installed in the wellbore and can then seal against the internal surfaces.

Abstract: The disclosed techniques provide enhanced eye tracking systems utilizing joint estimation of biological parameters and hardware parameters. A system uses joint estimation of biological parameters, e.g., direction and position of an eye, with concurrent estimation of hardware parameters, e.g., camera position or camera direction, to self-calibrate and provide eye tracking estimations to accommodate for deformations and other changes of a device. Sensor data is used to select hardware parameters of a camera for use in the joint estimation with the biological parameters, where the hardware parameters are estimated based on glint and pupil position of a user. The disclosed techniques include a method to model changes of a device, as well as detect and compensate for them while the eye-tracking device is in normal use, without requiring a factory-calibration procedure to be repeated.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes a network that allows a device to request that an access point refrain from transmitting WiFi messages for a period of time to allow the device to transmit non-WiFi messages. An access point includes one or more memories and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the one or more memories. A combination of the one or more processors receives, from a first device, a request to refrain from transmitting WiFi messages to the first device during a time period, communicates, to the first device, a response confirming that the access point will refrain from transmitting WiFi messages to the first device during the time period, and refrains from transmitting the WiFi messages to the first device during the time period.