Abstract: A gripper provides for gripping labware having a variety of diameters and shapes. The gripper includes a support structure having a center axis, a motor, and a gripper stage. The gripper stage includes a plurality of blades, each of the blades having a first end through which a blade rotation axis extends, a second end that is circumferentially and radially moveable to rotate the blade about the blade rotation axis, and c) a center portion. A ring structure is coupled to the motor to rotate the ring structure around the center axis. The ring structure, as it rotates, moves the second end of each blade to rotate the blade about the blade rotation axis of the blade to shift the center portion towards the center axis to contact an outer portion of a vessel extending along the center axis.

Abstract: A method and system comprising storing a set of user application programs each requiring an application specific subset of data to perform application processes and generate a respective genomic variant characterization for each of a plurality of patients with cancerous cells and receiving cancer treatment. The method including, obtaining clinical records data including cancer related information, generating genomic sequencing data for the patient's cancerous cells and normal cells, shaping at least a subset of the genomic sequencing data to generate system structured data. Storing the system structured data in a first database, selecting the application specific data from the first database, storing the application specific data in a second database for application program interfacing, receiving the respective genomic variant characterization from the user application program, and storing the genomic variant characterization from the user application program in a third database.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to devices, method, and material compositions. Specifically, the present invention related to a delivery device to deliver a material composition that seals a tract, for example during a percutaneous intervention.

Abstract: A method for identifying actionable care events includes receiving data sources relating to a subject; storing data from them in a first database; generating a database comprising structured data fields and metadata fields from the sources; generating output data related to fields within the data or metadata fields; populating the database with the output data; generating criteria sets corresponding to respective actionable care events; evaluating the generated database using the criteria sets; identifying whether any of the criteria sets are not sufficiently satisfied by the database, wherein an underlying error or an indication of missing or incomplete information within the database with respect to a criteria set indicates a corresponding actionable care event; determining that other data sources within the collection do not sufficiently satisfy any of the identified criteria sets; and generating, based on the identifying and determining, a notification that at least one actionable care event applies.

Abstract: Aspects as described herein are directed to providing an enhanced user experience for consuming content on a computing device. Secondary computing devices, such as handheld smartphones and tablet-style computers, may be identified by a primary computing device, such as a set-top box. The secondary computing devices may be configured to receive actionable instructions from the primary computing device. An actionable event associated with content being outputted to a user via the primary computing device may be determined and an actionable instruction may be transmitted to the secondary computing device in response to the determined actionable event.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are several embodiments of a negative pressure appliance and methods of using the same in the treatment of wounds. Some embodiments are directed to improved fluidic connectors or suction adapters for connecting to a wound site, for example using softer, kink-free conformable suction adapters.

Abstract: Low profile board-to-board interface contactors are described. In one example, a board-to-board interface contactor includes a shield body housing, a shield lid over the shield body housing, an insulating interposer within the shield body housing, a press-biased conductive pin, and a compression member. The shield body housing includes a spring contact arm. The shield lid is positioned over the shield body housing and is seated upon the spring contact arm. The shield lid includes a central contactor opening through which the conductive pin can extend to facilitate electrical contact for the communication of a radio frequency signal. The insulating interposer is positioned within the shield body housing, with the press-biased conductive pin extending through an aperture in the insulating interposer. The compression member is positioned with the insulating interposer, under the press-biased conductive pin, and the compression member applies a compression bias against a bottom surface of the conductive pin.

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, a provisioning manager comprises an interface and processing circuitry. The interface is configured to obtain provisioning data from a provisioning database. The processing circuitry is configured to prepare one or more configuration files based on the provisioning data. The configuration file(s) indicate how to provision one or more service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to commit the configuration file(s) to one or more repositories in order to make the configuration file(s) available to at least one of the service instances. The processing circuitry is further configured to send one or more notifications indicating to one or more of the service instances that the configuration file(s) have been committed to the one or more repositories.

Abstract: Low profile board-to-board interface contactors are described. In one example, a board-to-board interface contactor includes a contactor base body having a peripheral seat and an aperture, an elastic and conductive lid positioned over the peripheral seat of the contactor base body, and a conductive pin extending through the aperture in the contactor base body. The contactor base body can include one or more mounting legs, and outer surfaces of the peripheral seat and the mounting leg can be plated with one or more metals and be conductive. The elastic and conductive lid can be embodied as a conductive foam material. The interface contactor can provide a first conductive pathway between the elastic and conductive lid, the peripheral seat, and the mounting leg, and a second conductive pathway through the conductive pin.

Abstract: The disclosed embodiments provide an apparatus and methods for assisting individuals in controlling respiratory rates. For example, a respiratory regulation apparatus is provided in the form of a plush animal toy that operates components to simulate the breathing rate of anxious individuals. The apparatus may include actuators that are controlled by a slotted cam that is dynamically rotated at varying speeds in a determined rotational direction. The actuators move inward and outward in relative directions to move a torso of the plush animal toy to simulate breathing. In certain aspects, actuators may expand outward while at the same time another actuator contracts inward to cause the torso to simulate realistic breathing movements. A processor controls the speed of the cam such that the simulated breathing of the animal toy apparatus can be reduced at a controlled rate to assist an individual in reducing their breathing rate to a calmer state.

Abstract: The invention relates to constructs comprising a transmembrane protein pore subunit and a nucleic acid handling enzyme. The pore subunit is covalently attached to the enzyme such that both the subunit and enzyme retain their activity. The constructs can be used to generate transmembrane protein pores having a nucleic acid handling enzyme attached thereto. Such pores are particularly useful for sequencing nucleic acids. The enzyme handles the nucleic acid in such a way that the pore can detect its component nucleotides by stochastic sensing.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for heat sanitizing a vehicle. In one example, a method may include, responsive to receiving a request for cleaning an interior of a vehicle, adjusting a position of a sun shade based on at least one of an ambient temperature outside of the vehicle and a sun load of the vehicle, and operating a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system to heat the interior above an upper threshold temperature for a first threshold duration. In this way, the HVAC system may be advantageously used to expose the vehicle interior to temperatures that kill or inactive microbes.

Abstract: A kit of parts and a method for cleaning a fluid conduit. The kit of parts comprises a device comprising: a coil configured to be positioned around the fluid conduit; and a controller in electrical connection with the coil. The kit of parts also comprises a powder composition comprising sodium percarbonate, sodium metasilicate, sodium carbonate, and ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), the powder composition configured to form a disinfecting and water softening cleaning solution when dissolved in a liquid within the conduit. The controller is configured to, in use, supply a varying electrical signal to the coil to generate a corresponding varying strength magnetic field within the fluid conduit having a solution of the powder composition therein for causing cleaning of the fluid conduit.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for heat sanitizing a vehicle. In one example, a method may include, responsive to receiving a request for sanitization of a vehicle interior, activating an ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) system and operating a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system to heat the vehicle interior above an upper threshold temperature for a threshold duration. In this way, the HVAC system may be advantageously used to expose the vehicle interior to temperatures that kill or inactive microbes while the UVGI system may supplement the heat sanitizing.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for heat sanitizing a vehicle. In one example, a method may include, while receiving power from an external power source and responsive to receiving a request for cleaning an interior of a vehicle, operating an electric heater of a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system to heat the interior above an upper threshold temperature for a first threshold duration using the power received from the external power source. In this way, the HVAC system may be advantageously used to expose the vehicle interior to temperatures that kill or inactive microbes while vehicle battery power and fuel are conserved by using power supplied from the external power source.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an air conditioning system. An example method of determining current through a compressor suction valve in a vehicle air conditioning (AC) system is provided, the AC system comprises an evaporator fan and the method includes determining the speed of the evaporator fan and determining the current through the suction valve based on the speed of the evaporator fan.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for implementing a map calendar graphical user interface (GUI) including content-variable view levels is described herein. The method includes executing a map calendar application to provide a map calendar GUI surfaced on a display. The map calendar GUI includes interactive visualizations of a map calendar that are organized into content-variable view levels that relate to specific units of time.

Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for heat sanitizing a vehicle. In one example, a method may include, responsive to receiving a request for sanitization of a vehicle interior, operating a heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) system to heat the vehicle interior above an upper threshold temperature for a threshold duration. In this way, the HVAC system may be advantageously used to expose the vehicle interior to temperatures that kill or inactive microbes.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method for translating time between calendar systems is described herein. The method includes accessing a first tree structure for a first calendar system, where data corresponding to the first tree structure include time intervals for the first calendar system that are arranged into layers of nodes, and where the layers of nodes are mapped to universal time. The method also includes scheduling a calendar content item corresponding to a time fragment relative to the universal time. The method further includes translating the calendar content item to a first human-readable time fragment for the first calendar system by traversing the first tree structure corresponding to the first calendar system to convert the time fragment to the first human-readable time fragment based on the mapping of the layers of nodes of the first tree structure to the universal time.

Abstract: Systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure provide improved techniques to process and manage media content and associated intellectual property rights associated with the media content. Intellectual property rights associated with media content can include copyright, trademarks, licenses to composition, synchronization, performance, recordings, etc. In particular, various embodiments provide media licensing management and monetization based on media licensing using a centralized registry of media content and associated asset rights.