Abstract: A set of devices are coupled to a control area network (CAN) bus. At least some of the devices include switchable resistors that can apply a termination resistor to the CAN bus. Identification pins are used to identify devices on the CAN bus, and also to identify which device or devices are at the ends of the CAN bus. If a device is at an end of the CAN bus, the switch of the switchable resistor is set to couple the termination resistor to the CAN bus. Otherwise, the termination resistor is not coupled to the CAN bus.

Abstract: Belt systems, such as toothed systems, having a belt and a wheel (e.g., a pulley, gear, sprocket, etc.) that have the fit of the wheel optimized for the fit of the belt, and vice versa. The systems utilize combined techniques and materials to create a belt and wheel interface that improves and even maximizes performance by increasing the efficient transfer of power between belt and wheel, and by distributing the forces across multiple teeth of the wheel. A coating on the wheel can be used to modify the pitch of the wheel.

Abstract: A shoe may include an upper portion constructed from a continuous textile (e.g., a knit textile) that includes an elastic region and a structural region. The elastic region may be positioned about a perimeter of an opening into a cavity configured to receive a wearer's foot, and the elastic region may be configured to secure the shoe to a wearer's foot. The elastic region may have a first elasticity that is greater than a second elasticity of the structural region. In an unworn configuration, the elastic region may cause a tread surface of a sole of the shoe to have a continuous curvature. In a worn configuration, substantially all of an intermediate section of the tread surface may contact a surface on which the shoe is placed. The elastic region may improve the performance of the shoe, including the comfort and durability.

Abstract: Portable, hand held, battery operated, dieless, hydraulic crimping tools are provided with a working head and a tool frame. The working head has a head frame with an open access to a working area of the working head. The open access may be in the form of a C-shape. The working head has a nest to receive a crimping member. An indentor is attached to a piston within the tool frame. The piston moves the indentor between a home position adjacent the tool frame and an indenting position where the indentor impacts the crimping member.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention relate to user interface control of a head-worn computer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a microchannel device for preparation of sperm, the device comprising: an inlet; an extraction zone; and a channel fluidly connecting the inlet to the extraction zone; wherein the channel comprises a plurality of orienting features operable to bias a direction of sperm cell movement within the channel towards a preferred direction; and wherein the channel has a length of approximately 1 centimetre or greater. Further, the invention relates to a method of sperm preparation using the microchannel device.

Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for storing digital information by assembling an identifier nucleic acid molecule from at least a first component nucleic acid molecule and a second component nucleic acid molecule. The system may include a first printhead configured to dispense a first droplet of a first solution comprising the first component nucleic acid molecule onto a coordinate on a substrate, and a second printhead configured to dispense a second droplet of a second solution comprising the second component nucleic acid molecule onto the coordinate on the substrate, such that the first and second component nucleic acid molecules are collocated on the substrate. The system may include a finisher that dispenses a reaction mix onto the coordinate on the substrate to physically link the first and second component nucleic acid molecules, provides a condition necessary to physically link the first and second component nucleic acid molecules, or both.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are devices, methods, and systems related to analog-to-digital converters (ADCs), and in particular, to settling the reference voltage in an ADC and to settling the reference voltage in a time-interleaved arrangement of ADCs. A method of settling of a reference voltage in an ADC may include generating, on a reference voltage line, an analog reference voltage, and connecting, at the time of generating the analog reference voltage, a pre-charged capacitor of the ADC to the reference voltage line to reduce a voltage error during the generation of the analog reference voltage.

Abstract: A system can receive a perception output from an autonomous vehicle as the autonomous vehicle traverses a segment of a route. The perception output can be based on sensor data generated by a sensor suite of the autonomous vehicle. The system can generate, for an output device of a user, a human-perceptible three-dimensional rendering of an external environment of the vehicle based on the perception output. The human-perceptible three-dimensional rendering of the external environment can be as the user performs driving operations for the vehicle to traverse the segment of the route.

Abstract: A shoe may include an upper portion constructed from a continuous textile (e.g., a knit textile) that includes an elastic region and a structural region. The elastic region may be positioned about a perimeter of an opening into a cavity configured to receive a wearer's foot, and the elastic region may be configured to secure the shoe to a wearer's foot. The elastic region may have a first elasticity that is greater than a second elasticity of the structural region. In an unworn configuration, the elastic region may cause a tread surface of a sole of the shoe to have a continuous curvature. In a worn configuration, substantially all of an intermediate section of the tread surface may contact a surface on which the shoe is placed. The elastic region may improve the performance of the shoe, including the comfort and durability.

Abstract: A thief hatch for a pressure vessel system including an annular seal flange attachable to an opening of a pressure vessel of the pressure vessel system, a piston coupled to the seal flange, an annular seal assembly located between an outer surface of the piston and an inner surface of the seal flange, and a biasing element coupled to the piston and configured to apply a biasing force against the piston to bias the piston towards a first position corresponding to a closed configuration of the thief hatch.

Abstract: The present invention relates to the a coating and the preparation thereof for improving glass strength and fracture toughness comprising the hydrolytic polycondensation product of one or more alkoxysilane(s) with one or more metal oxide(s) and/or metal alkoxide(s) in the presence of water and a catalyst. The present invention also relates to the use of the coating for repairing damaged silica containing materials.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present specification describes methods for displaying a three-dimensional image of an isolated threat object or region of interest with a single touch or click and providing spatial and contextual information relative to the object, while also executing a view dependent virtual cut-away or rendering occluding portions of the reconstructed image data as transparent. In some embodiments, the method includes allowing operators to associate audio comments with a scan image of an object. In some embodiments, the method also includes highlighting a plurality of voxels, which are indicative of at least one potential threat item, in a mask having a plurality of variable color intensities, where the intensities may be varied based on the potential threat items.

Abstract: A computer-implemented online conferencing transactional platform system comprising an interaction module, a video-conferencing module, and a storage device may allow multiple participants in a video-conference to access, co-browse, collaboratively edit, and sign a transactional document. An interaction module fetches an image of a transactional document and a field identifier for an interactive transactional document element to be filled out from a remotely-connected secure signature API, and displays the image of the document, along with the interactive transactional document element on a webpage interface to a moderator and a signer end user in a video-conference. The interaction module receives a filled-out transactional document in an I-frame from the secure signature API, allowing the signer end user to sign the transactional document using a secure embedded signature process.

Abstract: A processing unit is provided with circuitry enabling execution quick evaluation of an exponential function. A multiplier circuit is used to multiply the input operand by log2(e), such that a result for the exponential function may be determined by evaluating 2i+f, where i is an integer part of a fixed-point number and f is a fractional part of the fixed-point number. A lookup table is used for providing an estimate for 2f based on the l MSBs of f. The lookup entries are provided according to a function such that the estimates for 2f are provided without bias towards either zero or infinity in the result. In other words, the maximum multiplicative error for each entry of the lookup table is the same in both negative and positive directions. In this way, statistical errors in the evaluation of a large number of exponential functions may be avoided.

Abstract: In some embodiments, the present specification describes methods for displaying a three-dimensional image of an isolated threat object or region of interest with a single touch or click and providing spatial and contextual information relative to the object, while also executing a view dependent virtual cut-away or rendering occluding portions of the reconstructed image data as transparent. In some embodiments, the method includes allowing operators to associate audio comments with a scan image of an object. In some embodiments, the method also includes highlighting a plurality of voxels, which are indicative of at least one potential threat item, in a mask having a plurality of variable color intensities, where the intensities may be varied based on the potential threat items.

Abstract: A liquid dispensing and vending apparatus comprises filling module(s), user container holder(s), positioning mechanism(s) and controller module(s). The filling module(s) comprise: machine container(s) configured to hold liquid(s), nozzle(s) configured to dispense liquid(s) to user container(s), and measuring pump module(s) configured to pump a measured amount of liquid(s) from machine container(s) to nozzle(s). The user container holder(s) are configured to hold user container(s). Positioning mechanism(s) align user container holder(s) with filling module(s). Controller module(s) execute production instructions causing liquid formulations to be dispensed into user container(s).

Abstract: Radio-frequency identification (RFID) systems use readers to query and locate passive RFID tags in stores, warehouses, and other environments. A signal from the reader powers up the tag, which modulates and backscatters the signal toward the reader. Unfortunately, the maximum permitted RF signal power, self-interference at the reader, tag sensitivity, and channel loss limit the range at which readers can detect and locate tags. Using multiple readers simultaneously circumvents these limits. When used together, each reader transmits a signal to a tag in turn, and all of the readers listen for each of the tag's responses. The readers that are not transmitting do not experience self-interference and so can detect responses at lower power levels (longer ranges). Because the readers are at different locations, they measure different angles of arrival (AOAs) for each response. These simultaneous measurements can be used to locate each tag faster and with higher fidelity.

Abstract: A modular wall system includes a leveler disposed within a wall module. The leveler includes a base to which floor interfacing members of the modular wall system connect. As the leveler adjusts the height of the wall module, the base to which the floor interfacing members attach remain stationary. During installation, the bottom edges of the floor interfacing members can be trimmed to form a consistent gap below the floor interfacing members.