Abstract: A cable-driven device, such as a joint or instrument of a computer-assisted manipulator system, may comprise a capstan mechanism to wind/unwind cables. The capstan mechanism comprises a capstan that has a groove in an outer surface of the capstan to guide the cables, which are routed from a take-up pulley, to spool onto the capstan as the capstan rotates. A guide element is engaged with the groove. The guide element is held translationally stationary relative to the take-up pulley, while there is relative translation between the capstan and both the guide element and the take-up pulley. Thus, as the capstan rotates, the guide element engages with the groove and forces the capstan and the take-up pulley to translate relative to one another. This relative translation of the capstan and the take-up pulley may prevent deviation of a take-up angle of the cable as the cable spools onto the capstan.

Abstract: A system receives asset data indicating assets that have an uncertainty contributing to a financial risk of a portfolio. The system controls a multi-stage financial risk estimate process by determining a first portion and a second portion of the asset data; and computing, for the first portion, a first stage of the process. The system computes a second stage of the process for the first portion in an overlapping time period as computing the first stage for the second portion. The system, responsive to a completion of all computations of the process for the first portion, aggregates a computed risk according to the process for the first portion with any previously computed risks for other portions of the asset data besides the first and second portion. The system outputs an estimate for the financial risk for the portfolio before completing the process for the second portion.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for producing electrically conductive 3D structures by immersing a substrate having a build surface into a vat containing a liquid photopolymer resin which includes a conjugated polymer, controlling a thickness of a layer of the liquid photopolymer resin on the build surface so that when the liquid photopolymer resin is photopolymerized a base layer of preselected thickness of resin is produced, followed by projecting a beam of radiation having a preselected pattern down onto a top surface of the first layer of the liquid photopolymer resin for long enough to effect photopolymerization of the layer of liquid photopolymer resin; and repeating step a), b) and c) a plurality of times on top of the base layer such each layer of the 3D object is selectively photopolymerized on top of the previously photopolymerized layer to produce the 3D structure. The presence of the conjugated polymer results in the final 3D structure exhibiting electrical conductivity.

Abstract: A cooking grill uses infrared radiant top-down heat from burning a solid carbonaceous fuel to cook food. The cooking grill includes a grill body having sidewalls, a fuel rack disposed substantially horizontally within the grill body and adapted to hold a carbonaceous solid fuel, and a food rack disposed substantially horizontally within the grill body below the fuel rack. A method of grilling a food item includes placing the food item in a food rack and inserting the food rack into a grill body in a substantially horizontal orientation, placing a solid carbonaceous fuel in a food rack in a substantially horizontal position above the food rack in the grill body, igniting the solid carbonaceous fuel, and removing the food rack from the grill body when the food is cooked.

Abstract: A thermal fluid temperature converter uses temperature from a thermal fluid to preheat or precool incoming air prior to entering a household/workplace/building/appliance. The thermal fluid temperature converter includes a hollow housing, a filter placed inside the hollow housing, and a temperature exchanger placed inside the hollow housing. The temperature exchanger is adapted to receive a thermal fluid that circulates through the coils. The air enters the hollow housing, interchanges temperature with the thermal fluid circulating through the coils, and leaves the hollow housing as a heated air or a cooled air.

Abstract: It has now been found that certain novel N-(substituted aryl)-4-(disubstituted methyl)piperidine and pyridine derivatives have provided unexpected insecticidal activity. These compounds are represented by formula (I): wherein m, n, q, r, and s are independently selected from 0 or 1; and p is 0, 1, 2, or 3; A is C or CH; and B, D, E, R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are fully described herein. In addition, compositions comprising an insecticidally effective amount of at least one compound of formula I, and optionally, an effective amount of at least one of a second compound, with at least one insecticidally compatible carrier are also disclosed; along with methods of controlling insects comprising applying said compositions to a locus where insects are present or are expected to be present.

Abstract: It has now been found that certain novel N-(substituted aryl)-4-(disubstituted methyl)piperidine and pyridine derivatives have provided unexpected insecticidal activity. These compounds are represented by formula (I): wherein m, n, q, r, and s are independently selected from 0 or 1; and p is 0, 1, 2, or 3; A is CH or N; and B, D, E, R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are fully described herein. In addition, compositions comprising an insecticidally effective amount of at least one compound of formula I, and optionally, an effective amount of at least one of a second compound, with at least one insecticidally compatible carrier are also disclosed; along with methods of controlling insects comprising applying said compositions to a locus where insects are present or are expected to be present.

Abstract: It has now been found that certain novel N-(substituted aryl)-4(disubstituted methyl)piperidine and pyridine derivatives have provided unexpected insecticidal activity. These compounds are represented by formula (I): wherein m, n, q, r, and s are independently selected from 0 or 1; and p is 0, 1, 2, or 3; A is C or CH; and B, D, E, R, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7 and R8 are fully described herein. In addition, compositions comprising an insecticidally effective amount of at least one compound of formula I, and optionally, an effective amount of at least one of a second compound, with at least one insecticidally compatible carrier are also disclosed; along with methods of controlling insects comprising applying said compositions to a locus where insects are present or are expected to be present.