Abstract: Systems and methods of the various embodiments may provide a battery including a rolling diaphragm configured to move to accommodate an internal volume change of one or more components of the battery. Systems and methods of the various embodiments may provide a battery housing including a rolling diaphragm seal disposed between an interior volume of the battery and an electrode assembly within the battery. Various embodiments may provide an air electrode assembly including an air electrode supported on a buoyant platform such that the air electrode is above a surface of a volume of electrolyte when the buoyant platform is floating in the electrolyte.

Abstract: An electrochemical cell and battery system including cells, each cell including a catholyte, an anolyte, and a separator disposed between the catholyte and anolyte and that is permeable to the at least one ionic species (for example, a metal cation or the hydroxide ion). The catholyte solution includes a ferricyanide, permanganate, manganate, sulfur, and/or polysulfide compound, and the anolyte includes a sulfide and/or polysulfide compound. These electrochemical couples may be embodied in various physical architectures, including static (non-flowing) architectures or in flow battery (flowing) architectures.

Abstract: Device and method for controlling Bluetooth™ enabled occupancy sensors. One example system includes a transceiver, a display, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive from an occupancy sensor, a plurality of occupancy data points and an occupancy threshold, and to generate a graphical representation based on the data points and the threshold. The graphical representation includes a first line providing an indication of the values of the plurality of the occupancy data points relative to the occupancy threshold over time. The electronic processor is configured to present the graphical representation on the display.

Abstract: Device and method for controlling Bluetooth™ enabled occupancy sensors. One example system includes a transceiver, a display, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive from an occupancy sensor, a plurality of occupancy data points and an occupancy threshold, and to generate a graphical representation based on the data points and the threshold. The graphical representation includes a first line providing an indication of the values of the plurality of the occupancy data points relative to the occupancy threshold over time. The electronic processor is configured to present the graphical representation on the display.

Abstract: Device and method for controlling Bluetooth™ enabled occupancy sensors. One example system includes a transceiver, a display, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive from an occupancy sensor, a plurality of occupancy data points and an occupancy threshold, and to generate a graphical representation based on the data points and the threshold. The graphical representation includes a first line providing an indication of the values of the plurality of the occupancy data points relative to the occupancy threshold over time. The electronic processor is configured to present the graphical representation on the display.

Abstract: Device and method for controlling Bluetooth™ enabled occupancy sensors. One example system includes a transceiver, a display, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive from an occupancy sensor, a plurality of occupancy data points and an occupancy threshold, and to generate a graphical representation based on the data points and the threshold. The graphical representation includes a first line providing an indication of the values of the plurality of the occupancy data points relative to the occupancy threshold over time. The electronic processor is configured to present the graphical representation on the display.

Abstract: A system and method for tokenless authentication. A customer can enroll with a customer identifier and by providing biometric samples. A customer checking, credit or debit account can be associated with the information provided by the customer. When the customer seeks to enter into a transaction, the customer provides his identifier and biometric information. The identifier can be used to locate the biometric information stored for the customer during enrollment. If the received biometric matches the stored biometric, the customer can be authenticated and the transaction approved.

Abstract: Oligomers which inhibit expression of a collagen gene are described. It is believed that each oligomer, when introduced into a cell, forms a transcription-inhibiting complex composed of the oligomer and the collagen-gene promoter region. The oligomer, preferably a phosphorothioate deoxyoligonucleotide, preferably binds in the antiparallel orientation to the polypurine strand of a polypurine-polypyrimidine region of the promoter region of a mammalian .alpha.1(I) collagen gene.

Abstract: Oligomers which inhibit expression of a collagen gene are described. It is believed that each oligomer, when introduced into a cell, forms a transcription-inhibiting complex composed of the oligomer and the collagen-gene promoter region. The oligomer, preferably a phosphorothioate deoxyoligonucleotide, preferably binds in the antiparallel orientation to the polypurine strand of a polypurine-polypyrimidine region of the promoter region of a mammalian .alpha.1 (I) collagen gene.

Abstract: A cylindrical member driven by a planetary gear arrangement traverses an epitrochoid path to periodically enter a radial slot in an arm or disc rotating the arm or disc through 180.degree.. By selecting the parameters appropriately the cylindrical member is caused to enter and leave the radial slot along a tangential path such that no first or second derivative discontinuities are present in the motion of the arm or disc. Several embodiments are disclosed for achieving either one or two incremental rotations of an output shaft for a single revolution of an input shaft with various speed reducing gear trains.

Abstract: A cylindrical member driven by a planetary gear arrangement traverses an epitrochoid path to periodically enter a radial slot in an arm or disc rotating the arm of disc through 180.degree.. By selecting the parameters appropriately the cylindrical member is caused to enter and leave the radial slot along a tangential path such that no first or second derivative discontinuities are present in the motion of the arm or disc. Several embodiments are disclosed for achieving either one or two incremental rotations of an output shaft for a single revolution of an input shaft.

Abstract: Film drive mechanism for use with a panoramic X-ray machine which provides continuous and discontinuous radiographic images of dental arch areas of a shifting patient. The mechanism utilizes a linkage structure which carries a pair of shiftable cam followers which are separably engageable with cam members having working surfaces configured to advance or retard the speed of rotation of the linkage structure in accordance with mode of radiographing selected, i.e., continuous or discontinuous. A film drive shaft rotates in accordance with an output shaft connected to an output member of the cam-controlled rotating linkage structure which film drive shaft controls speed of rotation of a drum which has the X-ray film wrapped therearound.