Abstract: A vehicle includes a chassis, a holding tank mounted to the chassis and configured to hold a product, a plurality of ground-engaging elements, a plurality of suspension assemblies interposed between the plurality of ground-engaging elements and the chassis, and a volume determination system of a central controller. The volume determination system is configured to receive pressure measurements from the plurality of suspension assemblies, based at least partially on the received pressure measurements, determine a volume of a product within the holding tank of the vehicle, and cause the determined volume of the product to be output to an operator of the vehicle.

Abstract: An automated carrier system is disclosed for moving objects to be processed. The automated carrier system includes a discontinuous plurality of track sections on which an automated carrier may be directed to move, and the automated carrier includes a base structure on which an object may be supported, and at least two wheels assemblies being pivotally supported on the base structure for pivoting movement from a first position to a second position to effect a change in direction of movement of the carrier.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a holding tank having a plurality of segments, each segment configured to hold an individual product, a plurality of suspension assemblies supporting the vehicle, and a volume determination system. The volume determination system is configured to receive an indication when a first segment of the plurality of segments of the holding tank is being filled with a first product via a first filling process, responsive to an input that the first filling process of the first segment is complete, receive first pressure measurements from the plurality of suspension assemblies, based at least partially on the received first pressure measurements, determine a volume of the first product within the first segment of the plurality of segments of the holding tank, and cause the determined volume of the first product within the first segment of the plurality of segments to be output to an operator of the vehicle.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a holding tank including a plurality of segments, each configured to hold an individual product, a plurality of suspension assemblies supporting the vehicle, and a volume determination system. The volume determination system is configured to receive image data from at least one imager system of the vehicle during a first filling process of a first segment of the holding tank, analyze the received image data to identify a termination of the first filling process, responsive to identifying the termination of the first filling process, receive first pressure measurements from the plurality of suspension assemblies, based at least partially on the received first pressure measurements, determine a volume of a first product within the first segment of the holding tank, and cause the determined volume of the product within the first segment of the plurality of segments to be output to an operator of the vehicle.

Abstract: An introduced autonomous aerial vehicle can include multiple cameras for capturing images of a surrounding physical environment that are utilized for motion planning by an autonomous navigation system. In some embodiments, the cameras can be integrated into one or more rotor assemblies that house powered rotors to free up space within the body of the aerial vehicle. In an example embodiment, an aerial vehicle includes multiple upward-facing cameras and multiple downward-facing cameras with overlapping fields of view to enable stereoscopic computer vision in a plurality of directions around the aerial vehicle. Similar camera arrangements can also be implemented in fixed-wing aerial vehicles.

Abstract: Methods, devices and systems are disclosed for inter-app communications between software applications on a mobile communications device. In one aspect, a computer-readable medium on a mobile computing device comprising an inter-application communication data structure to facilitate transitioning and distributing data between software applications in a shared app group for an operating system of the mobile computing device includes a scheme field of the data structure providing a scheme id associated with a target software app to transition to from a source software app, wherein the scheme id is listed on a scheme list stored with the source software app; and a payload field of the data structure providing data and/or an identification where to access data in a shared file system accessible to the software applications in the shared app group, wherein the payload field is encrypted.

Abstract: Devices used to deploy transvascular medical device systems and methods for using such devices are described in this document. For example, this document describes dilating introducer devices used for the percutaneous vascular deployment of catheter-based medical devices such as structural heart medical devices. Such dilating introducer devices can facilitate the percutaneous vascular deployment of catheter-based medical devices without an additional introducer sheath.

Abstract: A cooking system includes a housing defining a hollow chamber configured to receive food. The housing has an upper portion defining an opening to said hollow chamber. A lid is movable relative to the housing between an open position and a closed position. The lid seals the opening to the hollow chamber when in the closed position. A portion of the lid is selectively positionable to form a pressure-tight heating volume between the hollow chamber and the portion of said lid. At least one heating element is associated with at least one of the housing and the lid. The at least one heating element is arranged within the pressure-tight heating volume.

Abstract: A cargo-module arrangement for a vehicle having a body-in-white (BIW) portion and a load floor secured to the BIW portion may include a cargo platform disposed above the load floor and having a front edge and a back edge. The cargo platform may be selectively movable along a track arrangement in forward and rearward directions and include a cargo gate disposed proximate to the back edge. The cargo gate may include a forward edge and a rearward edge and may be pivotable upward about at least one of the forward edge or the rearward edge.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a blind fastener and a method of installation thereof. The blind fastener comprises a sleeve and a mandrel. The sleeve comprises a first sleeve end, a second sleeve end, and a cavity extending from the first sleeve end to the second sleeve end. The mandrel is configured to be at least partially received by the cavity of the sleeve. The mandrel comprises a first mandrel end disposed adjacent to the first sleeve end and comprising an enlarged portion having a diameter greater than a diameter of the cavity, a second mandrel end comprising a pull region, and a shank region extending intermediate the first mandrel end and the second mandrel end. The pull region comprises an axial length no greater than four times a diameter of the shank region and is configured to be engaged by an installation tool.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for generating graphical displays of analyte data and/or health information. In some implementations, the graphical displays are generating based on a self-referential dataset that are modifiable based on identified portions of the data. The modified graphical displays can indicate features in the analyte data of a host.

Abstract: Bacillus strain compositions and methods for reducing growth of one or more mastitis-causing organisms and/or reducing a symptom, sign, or occurrence of mastitis in animals are provided. The Bacillus strain composition can comprise a bacterial cell, a spore, a forespore, and/or a combination of cells, spores, and/or forespores of Bacillus subtilis 839, Bacillus subtilis 4976, and/or an active variant thereof. Compositions and methods provided herein can be applied to beddings of animals, such as dairy cows, and can reduce symptoms, signs, and/or occurrences of mastitis (e.g., environmental mastitis) in the animals and/or reduce somatic cell count in the milk produced by the animals. Beddings for animals comprising the Bacillus strain compositions provided herein in an effective amount to reduce growth of one or more mastitis-causing organisms are also provided.

Abstract: A system for measuring the conductivity of a flexible media positioned between a conductive backing and a conductive roller, wherein the conductive roller contacts the flexible media in a roller contact region. A pressure control mechanism presses the conductive roller against the second surface of the flexible media with a specified contact pressure, and a motion control system provide a relative motion between the conductive roller and the flexible media. A resistance measuring system connected to the conductive roller and the conductive backing measures the conductivity of the flexible media within the roller contact region. A data recording system records the measured conductivity of the media as a function of position.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for controlling a patient's body temperature by endovascular heat exchange.

Abstract: A programmable motion system is disclosed that includes a dynamic end effector system. The dynamic end effector system includes an end effector that is coupled via a dynamic coupling to the programmable motion system, wherein the dynamic coupling provides that at least a portion of the end effector may spin with respect to an other portion of the end effector.

Abstract: An aseptic cell culture system including a cell culture device is disclosed. The cell culture device includes an interior chamber having a first opening extending through a wall defining a part of the interior chamber, and a first aseptic port. The first aseptic port includes a first coupling end and a second coupling end, the first coupling end extending through the first opening and integrated with the wall. Further, the first aseptic port includes a fluid pathway in fluid communication with the interior chamber and extends between the first coupling end and the second coupling end. The second coupling end includes a connecting component configured to allow one or more of a fluid line and a filter to be connected to the first aseptic port.

Abstract: In a threat management platform, a number of endpoints log events in an event data recorder. A local agent filters this data and feeds a filtered data stream to a central threat management facility. The central threat management facility can locally or globally tune filtering by local agents based on the current data stream, and can query local event data recorders for additional information where necessary or helpful in threat detection or forensic analysis. The central threat management facility also stores and deploys a number of security tools such as a web-based user interface supported by machine learning models to identify potential threats requiring human intervention and other models to provide human-readable context for evaluating potential threats.

Abstract: Mobile management method, system and client. Method includes receiving a DNS query for a host name from an application on client; retrieving reputation data associated with host name from a local cache on client; and determining a policy based on host name and the reputation data. Based on determined policy for the host name, blocking attempted network flows to a host corresponding to host name to produce blocked attempted network flows. Method also includes sending attempted network flow metadata related to the blocked attempted network flows to a collector on client; transmitting the attempted network flow metadata from the collector to a VPN server pool via a VPN tunnel; and producing an anomaly report from the transmitted attempted network flow metadata. The anomaly report includes at least one of anomalies, cohorts, trends, location boundaries, detected network security issues, detected compromised clients and/or optimized network usage.

Abstract: A system is disclosed for providing high flow vacuum control to an end effector of an articulated arm. The system includes a high flow vacuum source that provides an opening with an area of high flow vacuum at the end effector such that objects may be engaged while permitting substantial flow of air through the opening, and a load detection system for characterizing the load presented by the object.