Abstract: A system and apparatuses for breaking down and collecting asteroids. The asteroid miner apparatus comprises a body, an aperture, a plurality of holes, a plurality of speakers, a drill, an attachment piece, a fan, a baggage, and a set of air compressors. The drill and plurality of speakers are attached to the body to break down matter. The set of air compressors expel air through the plurality of holes to create an atmosphere around the body. The fan is attached to the body to create a current of air though the aperture. The baggage is attached to the body to collect pieces of asteroid. The system comprises a plurality of asteroid miners and an attachment piece to connect the asteroid miners. The system may be placed around an asteroid or other piece of material to break down the material and collect portions of the material.

Abstract: The present invention relates to genetically modified B cells and their uses thereof, for example, for the treatment of a variety of diseases and disorders, including cancer, heart disease, inflammatory disease, muscle wasting disease, neurological disease, and the like. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to an isolated modified B cell (“CAR-B cell), capable of expressing a chimeric receptor (“CAR-B receptor”), wherein said chimeric receptor comprises (a) an extracellular domain; (b) a transmembrane domain; and (c) a cytoplasmic domain that comprises at least one signaling domain. In various embodiments, the invention comprises an isolated modified B cell, wherein said B cell is capable of expressing and secreting a payload, wherein the payload is not naturally expressed in a B cell or is expressed at higher levels than is naturally expressed in a B cell. In various embodiments, the payload is an antibody or fragment thereof.

Abstract: A system and apparatuses for breaking down and collecting asteroids. The asteroid miner apparatus comprises a body, an aperture, a plurality of holes, a plurality of speakers, a drill, an attachment piece, a fan, a baggage, and a set of air compressors. The drill and plurality of speakers are attached to the body to break down matter. The set of air compressors expel air through the plurality of holes to create an atmosphere around the body. The fan is attached to the body to create a current of air though the aperture. The baggage is attached to the body to collect pieces of asteroid. The system comprises a plurality of asteroid miners and an attachment piece to connect the asteroid miners. The system may be placed around an asteroid or other piece of material to break down the material and collect portions of the material.

Abstract: A differential drive system uses mass produced components to create a multi-speed, automatic transmission like operation while still taking advantage of the economies of scale. The differential drive system couples two motors to a differential through freewheels allowing the most efficient motor use. A pedal chain sprocket is connected to the differential through a mid axle and through a freewheel allowing the pedals to drive both rear axles.

Abstract: A composite material for light filtering, comprising: a polymeric matrix material and particles of neodymium compound doped in the polymeric matrix material. A lighting apparatus comprises the composite material, a method for determining a doping concentration of particles of neodymium compound in the composite material, and a method for determining a thickness of the composite material are also described.

Abstract: A composite material for light filtering, comprising: a polymeric matrix material and particles of neodymium compound doped in the polymeric matrix material. A lighting apparatus comprises the composite material, a method for determining a doping concentration of particles of neodymium compound in the composite material, and a method for determining a thickness of the composite material are also described.

Abstract: A composite material (11,21) for light filtering, comprising: a polymeric matrix material and particles of neodymium compound doped in the polymeric matrix material. A lighting apparatus (10,20) comprises the composite material. A method for determining a doping concentration of particles of neodymium compound in the composite material, and a method for determining a thickness of the composite material are also described.

Abstract: A thread on a processor core executes one or more instructions to write file data for a file into a persistent memory save area. The instructions to write the file data have the effect of storing the file data for the file in the cache associated with the processor core. The thread running on the processor core flushes the file data from the cache to the persistent memory save area while retaining the file data in the cache. The thread running on the processor core copies the file data from the cache for the processor core into a persistent copy of the file that is stored in persistent memory.

Abstract: A composite material (11,21) for light filtering, comprising: a polymeric matrix material and particles of neodymium compound doped in the polymeric matrix material. A lighting apparatus (10,20) comprises the composite material. A method for determining a doping concentration of particles of neodymium compound in the composite material, and a method for determining a thickness of the composite material are also described.

Abstract: A simplified mid-motor drive system includes all necessary electronics and allows for throttle-only operation of the motor. The mid-motor drive system includes an arrangement of uni-directional drive connections (i.e., sprag clutches) between the motor and the pedals which allows each to operate independently or in conjunction, and allows simple modifications to gear ratios of packaged drive systems in order to adapt to regulatory requirements of different worldwide territories.

Abstract: Improvements to computer processing unit (CPU) architecture flush caches to persistent memory (PM) memory devices (e.g., persistent memory in dual in-line memory modules or PM DIMMs) after system power failure and perform specific shutdown of system on chip (SOC) and CPU components to lower auxiliary power cost and obviate CPU processing delays associated with cache flushes to PM memories at synchronization points. CPU architecture improvements comprise separating power lines used by a SOC into parts that can be immediately shutoff upon power failure and parts that receive auxiliary power, and using a power shutdown controller upon system power failure to control terminating auxiliary power to CPU components (e.g., L1, L2 and L3 caches) upon completion of cache flush at each level of CPU memory hierarchy to decrease power consumption by higher powered components as quickly as possible until all data is safely saved on PM memories.

Abstract: A Light Electric Vehicle (LEV) 10, 20 includes two motors 24a, 24b and independent control of each motor. The two motors have different drive ratios (for example, gearing 26 or pulley/sprocket 28 ratios) or different efficiency versus RPM curves and are controlled to provide efficient operation over a wider speed range than possible with a single motor or two motors having the same efficiency at any given vehicle speed.

Abstract: A peripheral component interconnect express PCI-e network system having a processor for (a) assigning addresses to the PCI-e topology tree, comprising: traversing, at a given level and in a breadth direction, down-link couplings to an interconnection; ascertaining, at the level, which of the down-link couplings are connected to nodes; assigning, at the level, addresses to nodes of ascertained down-link coupling having nodes; and (b) propagating, a level, comprising: traversing, at the level and in a depth direction, down-link couplings to the interconnection of the PCI-e network, ascertaining, at the level, which of the downlink couplings are coupled to other interconnections in the depth direction, consecutively proceeding in the depth direction, to a next level of the down-link coupling of a next interconnection; and alternatively repeating (a) and (b) until the nodes are assigned addresses within the PCI-e tree topology network.

Abstract: A thread on a processor core executes one or more instructions to write file data for a file into a persistent memory save area. The instructions to write the file data have the effect of storing the file data for the file in the cache associated with the processor core. The thread running on the processor core flushes the file data from the cache to the persistent memory save area while retaining the file data in the cache. The thread running on the processor core copies the file data from the cache for the processor core into a persistent copy of the file that is stored in persistent memory.

Abstract: A method for accessing a device in a primary peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) domain from a secondary PCIe domain includes determining which one or more virtual functions of the device in the primary PCIe domain are to be made available to the secondary PCIe domain. A virtual function driver is installed in the primary PCIe domain associated with the one or more virtual functions. Information corresponding to the one or more virtual functions is provided to the secondary PCIe domain. A virtual function driver associated with the one or more virtual functions is installed in the secondary PCIe domain from the information. The virtual function driver in the secondary PCIe domain has same properties as the virtual function driver in the primary PCIe domain. The device in the primary PCIe domain is accessed from the virtual function driver in the secondary PCIe domain.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a solution for managing inter-domain resource allocation in a Peripheral Component Interconnect-Express (PCIe) network. One processor among a plurality of link processors is elected as a management processor. The management processor obtains information about available resources of PCIe network. When a resource request from a request processor is received, the management processor allocates a resource of the available resources to the requesting processor. The management processor instructs one or more link processors to program one or more inter-domain NTBs through which the traffic between the allocated resource and the requesting processor is going to flow according to the memory address information of the allocated resource, to allow cross-domain resource access between the requesting processor and the allocated resource.

Abstract: An apparatus for initialization. The apparatus includes a management I/O device controller for managing initialization of a plurality of I/O devices coupled to a PCI-Express (PCIe) fabric. The management I/O device controller is configured for receiving a request to register a target interrupt register address of a first worker computing resource, wherein the target interrupt register address is associated with a first interrupt generated by a first I/O device coupled to the PCIe fabric. A mapping module of the management I/O device controller is configured for mapping the target interrupt register address to a mapped interrupt register address of a domain in which the first I/O device resides. A translating interrupt register table includes a plurality of mapped interrupt register addresses in the domain that is associated with a plurality of target interrupt register addresses of a plurality of worker computing resources.

Abstract: In a high-dimensional PCI-Express (PCIe) network, implementation of alternative paths is accomplished to facilitate flexible topology implementation and network domain scaling while enabling improved communication latency. Different portions of the PCIe tree structure are connected to allow a shorter path for communications by utilizing a bridge circuit configured as an end-point with respect to two switches that are not directly connected in the PCIe tree topology. The bridge circuit performs address translations to allow communications from one switch to be passed via the bridge circuit to the other switch.

Abstract: A simplified mid-motor drive system includes all necessary electronics and allows for throttle-only operation of the motor. The mid-motor drive system includes an arrangement of uni-directional drive connections (i.e., sprag clutches) between the motor and the pedals which allows each to operate independently or in conjunction, and allows simple modifications to gear ratios of packaged drive systems in order to adapt to regulatory requirements of different worldwide territories.

Abstract: An apparatus for initialization. The apparatus includes a management I/O device controller for managing initialization of a plurality of I/O devices coupled to a PCI-Express (PCIe) fabric. The management I/O device controller is configured for receiving a request to register a target interrupt register address of a first worker computing resource, wherein the target interrupt register address is associated with a first interrupt generated by a first I/O device coupled to the PCIe fabric. A mapping module of the management I/O device controller is configured for mapping the target interrupt register address to a mapped interrupt register address of a domain in which the first I/O device resides. A translating interrupt register table includes a plurality of mapped interrupt register addresses in the domain that is associated with a plurality of target interrupt register addresses of a plurality of worker computing resources.