Abstract: A cup handling apparatus including a frame, a cup magazine assembly and a cup loader assembly. The cup magazine assembly includes a magazine frame and a cup dropper assembly. The magazine is configured to retain cups with the cup dropper assembly configured to controllably release cups from the magazine frame. The cup loader assembly includes a cup holding box, a cup release assembly and a box movement subassembly. The cup loader assembly is configured to fill the magazine frame with cups, and can be moved from a cup loading configuration to a magazine loading configuration.

Abstract: Methods are provided for defoaming water used in processing of various products such as cellulose or wood-based products or in food processing which is formed by reacting a fatty acid with a compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, sodium, potassium and combinations thereof so as to form a water soluble soap, dispersing the water soluble soap in water and homogenizing the dispersed water soluble soap with hydrophobic oil or hydrocarbon oil to produce the emulsion. Methods for preparing an emulsion used in this process are also provided. The emulsion is advantageous in that it can improve water resistance and/or reduce the use of water resistant additives during processing of cellulose or wood-based products or food-grade products.

Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to implementing automated retries during orchestration of a datacenter on a cloud platform. Generating an orchestration workflow for the datacenter may include generating an aggregate pipeline for the orchestration. The aggregate pipeline includes instances of datacenter entity pipelines that include stages for provisioning and deployment of datacenter entities. The disclosed techniques include adding retry stages to the datacenter entity pipelines that are automatically invoked in the event of failure of a datacenter entity pipeline. The retry stages are placed at the end of individual datacenter entity pipelines and conditional expressions are included that invoke retry strategies defined by owners of the datacenter entity.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to a device with a self-aligned inner spacer sidewall structures. The structure includes: a gate structure on a semiconductor substrate; a gate metal connecting to the gate structure and offset from edges of the gate structure; and inner sidewall spacers on an upper surface of the gate structure and surrounding the gate metal.

Abstract: Embodiments relate to methods for producing a high purity sodium silicate. The present application relates to a distinct pattern in elemental removal of various sodium silicate solutions, as sodium silicate solutions prepared at high SiO2 to Na2O mass ratios display better elemental removal than sodium silicate solutions prepared at low SiO2 to Na2O mass ratios. Methods therefore include at least (a) providing a biogenic silica; (b) adding the biogenic silica to a first solution (e.g., sodium silicate solution or caustic soda solution); (c) separating undissolved silica form the solution via dissolution to obtain an intermediate solution; and (d) conducting ultrafiltration on the intermediate solution to obtain the high purity sodium silicate.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for simulating increased intracranial pressure in a medical patient. The system includes a simulated skull that is rigid and defines a cavity. Within the skull cavity are a pressure vessel and a liquid vessel that contains a liquid. The pressure vessel and liquid vessel are expandable and positioned adjacent to each other. A pressure regulator allows a user to change pressure within the pressure vessel. Pressure in the liquid vessel increases based on increased pressure in the pressure vessel. The liquid vessel connects to a collection container via a tube that passes through an access port in the skull, which simulates a hole that would be drilled into a patient's head. A transducer measures pressure in the liquid vessel and communicates pressure data to a display.

Abstract: A semiconductor device includes an active region comprising a plurality of alternating trenches and mesas in an epitaxial layer, the plurality of alternating trenches and mesas extending in a first direction, and an edge termination region adjacent the active region and including a first edge termination region and a second edge termination region. The edge termination region includes first and second guard ring trenches adjacent the active region that are separated by a termination mesa that extends in the first direction in the first edge termination region and extends in a second direction, perpendicular to the first direction, in the second edge termination region. The termination mesa has a first width in the first edge termination region and the termination mesa has a second width in the second edge termination region that is different from the first width.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to semiconductor structures and, more particularly, to devices with an outer conductive spacer and methods of manufacture. The structure includes: a gate structure; a gate metal connecting to the gate structure; inner spacers contacting and surrounding the gate metal; a passivation layer on the inner spacers; and outer conductive spacers on the passivation layer and adjacent to sides of the gate structure.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are compounds that inhibit the function of 3?-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3?HSD1), pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds, e.g., for the treatment of prostate cancer, breast cancer, and other diseases dependent on the activity of 3?HSD1.

Abstract: An illustrative example of a planting machine includes a processing system, a moisture measurement device in communication with the processing system, a seed delivery system in communication with the processing system, and a water dispersion system in communication with the processing system. The processing system is configured to, receive one or more soil moisture measurement signals from the moisture measurement device, determine one or more water dispersion parameters based at least in part on a soil moisture measurement signal from the moisture measurement device, and transmit a control signal to one or more of the seed delivery system and the water dispersion system to disburse a desired amount of water with a commodity based at least in part on the determined water dispersion parameters.

Abstract: A mobile cleaning robot includes a cleaning head configured to clean a floor surface in an environment, and at least one camera having a field of view that extends above the floor surface. The at least one camera is configured to capture images that include portions of the environment above the floor surface. The robot includes a recognition module is configured to recognize objects in the environment based on the images captured by the at least one camera, in which the recognition module is trained at least in part using the images captured by the at least one camera. The robot includes a storage device is configured to store a map of the environment. The robot includes a control module configured to control the mobile cleaning robot to navigate in the environment using the map and operate the cleaning head to perform cleaning tasks taking into account of the objects recognized by the recognition module.

Abstract: A hardfacing metal composition and method of restoring worn work string tubing by application of a hardfacing metal to the worn regions of the work string tubing.

Abstract: A substrate holder includes a chuck base forming a chucking vacuum line and a particle vacuum line. The particle vacuum line is to extract particles produced from substrate processing. The substrate holder further includes one or more chuck posts extending from an upper surface of the chuck base. The chucking vacuum line is routed through the one or more chuck posts to chuck a substrate. The substrate holder further includes one or more die collect components disposed on the upper surface of the chuck base. A device is to be supported by at least one of the one or more die collect components responsive to being cut from the substrate.

Abstract: A door system comprises a door frame adapted to be mounted within an opening, a door pivotally attached to the door frame, a power converter such as an AC/DC converter operably associated the door frame, and a DC electric device mounted to the door and electrically connected to the AC/DC converter. The AC/DC converter is configured to be electrically connected to an AC power unit operably associated with the door system.

Abstract: Methods for making titanated silica supports, titanated chromium/silica pre-catalysts, and activated titanated chromium/silica catalysts are disclosed in which hydrogen peroxide and an alkali metal precursor are used during catalyst preparation. Resulting titanated chromium/silica pre-catalysts often contain silica, 0.1 to 5 wt. % chromium, 0.1 to 10 wt. % titanium, and less than or equal to 4 wt. % carbon, and further contain an alkali metal or zinc at a molar ratio of alkali metal:titanium or zinc:titanium from 0.02:1 to 3:1 and/or at an amount in a range from 0.01 to 2 mmol of alkali metal or zinc per gram of the silica. High melt index potential activated titanated chromium/silica catalysts can be used to polymerize olefins to produce, for example, ethylene based homopolymers and copolymers having HLMI values of greater than 30 g/10 min.

Abstract: In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a method including: executing a first query, at a predefined time interval, against a target datastore for insight records related to an entity identifier; storing results of the first query as a record set, wherein the record set includes one or more existing insight records, and wherein each existing insight record includes connection information for connecting to a corresponding insight datastore; executing insight retrieval logic for each insight record in the record set, wherein the insight retrieval logic executes a second query against the corresponding insight datastore and retrieves a new insight value from the corresponding insight datastore; persisting the new insight value in a new insight record in the target datastore; and sending the new insight record as a communication to a recipient.

Abstract: A vehicular display system includes a projection device disposed within an interior cabin of a vehicle. The projection device is operable to project information toward an inner side of a window panel of the vehicle for viewing of the projected information by a person outside of the vehicle. Responsive at least in part to determination of presence of an authorized user outside of the vehicle and at or near the window panel of the vehicle, the projection device projects information for viewing by the authorized user of the vehicle.

Abstract: An inductive-loop detection system for detecting a passage or presence of a metallic object includes a tank circuit and a transceiver. The tank circuit has an inductive wire loop. The transceiver is configured to transmit an electric pulse signal to the tank circuit. The tank circuit in response to receiving the electric pulse signal generates an electric response signal which (i) oscillates at a base frequency while no vehicle is near the inductive wire loop and (ii) oscillates at an increased frequency while a vehicle is near the inductive wire loop. The transceiver is further configured to receive the electric response signal to detect therefrom the electric response signal oscillating at the increased frequency whereby the passage or presence of the metallic object is detected.

Abstract: Implement apparatus may be configured to displace ground material. For example, an implement may include an extension member coupled to a roller apparatus. The extension member may be coupled to a mounting apparatus configured to mount each of a crumbler, a hipper, a bermer, a bermer, crumbler combination apparatus, or a chopping apparatus.

Abstract: A system includes a first sorbent structure and a second sorbent structure, each of the first structure and the second structure including sorbent, a linkage configured to couple the first sorbent structure to the second sorbent structure, a desorption chamber having a desorption chamber door having an open position and a closed position. When the first sorbent structure or the second sorbent structure is within the desorption chamber and the desorption chamber door moves from the open position to the closed position, the first sorbent structure is decoupled from the second sorbent structure.