Abstract: A sealed stator for an electric machine includes a stator core, windings, an end ring, and a sealant, such as a sealing gasket. The stator core includes a plurality of stator slots with axial openings to the slots. The windings are positioned on the stator core and include a plurality of interconnected conductors extending through the plurality of stator slots. The end ring is coupled to the stator core and includes a plurality of openings arranged circumferentially around the end ring, wherein the plurality of openings in the end ring are aligned with the axial openings to the stator slots. The sealant is positioned between the stator core and the end ring and seals the end ring to the stator core.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for a heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) air filter to remove airborne molecular contaminants and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from air within building spaces. The air filter comprises a support frame having a shape and size suitable to orient the air filter within a HVAC system. A compound filter medium is retained within the support frame to remove the airborne molecular contaminants and VOCs from air flowing through the HVAC system. A portion of the first media layer is pleated and may comprise a combination of media layers configured to exhibit a relatively high filtration efficiency and a low air pressure drop across the filter medium. A second portion of the filter medium is coupled to the first portion and maintains a uniform distribution of the pleats with the first portion.

Abstract: A system and method for tracking a location of a moving element on a conveyor system. The system including: magnetic sensors; a magnetic encoder strip that is readable by the magnetic sensors; and a processor for receiving and processing the sensor readings to determine a location of the moving element. The method including: sensing a current location of the moving element, wherein at least one of the magnetic sensors and magnetic encoder are associated with the moving element; and providing a current location to a conveyor system controller. The system may further include: color sensors; and a color gradient encoder strip that is readable by the color sensors, wherein the color gradient encoder strip and color sensors provide moving element location at start up and the magnetic sensors and magnetic encoder strip track moving element location during operation. In this case, the method is adjusted accordingly.

Abstract: A lifting plug for connection with a tubular member, the lifting plug including a tubular body including an externally threaded portion; one or more apertures extending through the tubular body within the externally threaded portion; and a flange at a first end of the tubular body for engagement with a lifting device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for setting virtual machines (“VMs”) to desired configurations while the virtual machines are running. In some systems, a user can select a VM and a desired configuration. An agent can then set an attribute of the virtual machine to indicate that on guest operation system (“OS”) reboot of the VM, the VM will enter BIOS mode. The agent can also store the desired configuration in the database based on authenticating the user. When the VM reboots at a future time, the attribute can cause the VM to enter BIOS setup. The agent can be notified and can retrieve the desired configuration from a database using an identifier for the VM. Then the agent can apply the desired configuration to the VM during BIOS setup with a system process that does not require further user authentication.

Abstract: A method of braiding a stent includes braiding a number of elongate filaments around a mandrel using tensioned braiding carriers without spooling the filaments to the tensioned braiding carriers to form a braided stent having atraumatic ends.

Abstract: A method for updating an embedded device that includes a processor that receives an image file including at least one of kernel software, hardware configuration data, and application software. The embedded device parses the image file to determine portions of the image file that have been indicated by at least one flag as being modified from that currently being included on the embedded device. The embedded device installing at least portions of the image file on the embedded device and resetting portions of the embedded device based upon the at least one flag.

Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for channeling heat in an outdoor cooking station. The cooking station includes a moveable hood, movable between open and closed positions relative to the cooking station, and one or more heating elements for generating heat to a cooking surface, such as a griddle and/or grill. Further, the cooking station includes one or more baffles sized and configured to channel heat, generated by the one or more heating elements, from below the cooking surface to above the cooking surface.

Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments providing a device to secure a hinge of a door, such as a hinge of a door on a shipping container. The device includes a body member and a clamp member. The body member is L-shaped and is placed over a the hinge of the door and the clamp member is placed over a door panel and attached to the body member via a bolt inserted through the clamp member to attach to the body member. Access to the bolt is limited by a puck lock attached to the clamp member.

Abstract: Disclosed is an intelligent management system for a digital person dialogue based on Internet of Things. The system comprises a voice request question extraction module, configured to extract a voice request question input by a user and an input time point; a demand response time parsing module, configured to analyze a request urgency coefficient and a demand response time of the user; an adaptive response content search and determination module, configured to search and determine an adaptive response content; a dialogue scene recognition module, configured to recognize a dialogue scene; an adaptive dialogue intonation selection module, configured to select an adaptive dialogue intonation based on the dialogue scene; an adaptive dialogue language selection module, configured to determine an adaptive dialogue voice type; and a dialogue expression and implementation module, configured to perform a dialogue expression based on a dialogue platform.

Abstract: An electronic device that provides installation instructions is described. During operation, the electronic device may automatically generate a radio-frequency project plan for a network in an environment using a radio-frequency model and a model corresponding to at least a portion of the environment. Then, based at least in part on the radio-frequency project plan, the electronic device may interactively provide the installation instructions to an installer while a given access point in the access points is being installed in the environment. Moreover, after the given access point is installed, the electronic device may validate the given access point. Next, the electronic device may perform automatic testing of the given access point. Furthermore, the electronic device may provide a comparison of estimated communication performance of the given access point in the radio-frequency project plan and measured communication performance of the given access point.

Abstract: A gear box may have a housing and a driving shaft with a gear and a driven shaft with a gear. The shafts may be rotatably mounted in the housing and positioned so that the driving shaft gear meshes, i.e., is in operable position, with the driven shaft gear. An eccentric bearing adjust may be positioned to surround a part of the driving shaft (or a part of the driven shaft). A first and second tip set screws may be positioned in the housing in operable position to the eccentric bearing adjust. The first and second tip set screws are configured to rotate the eccentric bearing which moves a center position of the driving shaft (or a center position of the driven shaft) when the screws are tightened or loosened. Rotating and calibrating the eccentric bearing adjust mitigates any backlash between the driving shaft gear and the driven shaft gear.

Abstract: The present invention is a transfer arm that moves a wafer inside a piece of equipment designed to manufacture electronic circuits. The transfer arm has a hand, used to securely hold the wafer using Bernoulli's Principle. The transfer arm has a left wrist and a right wrist connected to the hand, wherein the hand and the left wrist and the right wrist comprise sealed gears and sealed bearings. A left upper arm is connected by being threaded to the left wrist and a left elbow and a right upper arm is connected by being threaded to the right wrist and a right elbow. A left lower arm is connected by being threaded to the left elbow and the left shoulder and a right lower arm is connected by being threaded to the right elbow and the right shoulder.

Abstract: A rail fastener sealing system comprises a dowel having a substantially cylindrical elongated body and a dowel passage configured to receive a fastener that secures a rail to a rail tie. The sealing system further includes a seal positioned on an end of the dowel. The seal includes a flexible body having a central passage extending through the flexible body and a lip extending circumferentially around an opening of the central passage. The lip of the seal is disposed adjacent the end of the dowel and at least a portion of the flexible body of the seal is positioned within the dowel passage.

Abstract: A microsurgical instrument includes a cannula with a straight segment at a proximal end and a parting tip at a distal end. The parting tip includes a parting tip projection, a convex parting edge formed on the parting tip projection, and a spatulated parting face. The spatulated parting face includes a convex surface portion formed on the parting tip projection and a concave surface portion joined to the convex surface portion along a line of inflection at a proximal end of the parting tip projection. The microsurgical instrument optionally includes a cannula head attached to the cannula. The cannula head includes a tapered outer surface, a circumferential outer flange, an arcuate inner flange, and an inner flange ridge extending radially away from the inner flange. A payload guide attached to the cannula and cannula head directs payloads into the lumen of the cannula.

Abstract: Embodiments of an outdoor cooking station having a main body and a griddle with a hood pivotably coupled to the griddle are provided. For safety purposes, the griddle is removably secured to an upper portion of the main body with the legs of the griddle positioned within apertures defined in an upward facing surface of the upper portion of the main body.

Abstract: A weapon barrel includes an inner core and an outer sleeve. The inner core has a first end, a second end, a bore extending from the first end to the second end, and an external surface extending from the first end to the second end. The inner core includes a material selected from the group consisting of a ferrous alloy, a non-ferrous alloy, a ceramic, a bonded ceramic, and a cemented carbide. The outer sleeve has a first end, a second end, an internal surface extending from the first end to the second end, and an external surface extending from the first end to the second end. The outer sleeve is disposed around and permanently joined to the inner core. The outer sleeve includes a material selected from the group consisting of a metal-matrix composite and a beryllium alloy, the outer sleeve material being located at and between the internal surface and the external surface of the outer sleeve.