Abstract: A method for fabricating light emitting diode (LED) dice includes the steps of: providing a substrate, and forming a plurality of die sized semiconductor structures on the substrate. The method also includes the steps of providing a receiving plate having an elastomeric polymer layer, placing the substrate and the receiving plate in physical contact with an adhesive force applied by the elastomeric polymer layer, and performing a laser lift-off (LLO) process by directing a uniform laser beam through the substrate to the semiconductor layer at an interface with the substrate to lift off the semiconductor structures onto the elastomeric polymer layer. During the laser lift-off (LLO) process the elastomeric polymer layer functions as a shock absorber to reduce momentum transfer, and as an adhesive surface to hold the semiconductor structures in place on the receiving plate.

Abstract: In various examples, live perception from sensors of a vehicle may be leveraged to detect and classify intersection contention areas in an environment of a vehicle in real-time or near real-time. For example, a deep neural network (DNN) may be trained to compute outputs—such as signed distance functions—that may correspond to locations of boundaries delineating intersection contention areas. The signed distance functions may be decoded and/or post-processed to determine instance segmentation masks representing locations and classifications of intersection areas or regions. The locations of the intersections areas or regions may be generated in image-space and converted to world-space coordinates to aid an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle in navigating intersections according to rules of the road, traffic priority considerations, and/or the like.

Abstract: A method for making light emitting device LED arrays includes the steps of providing a plurality of LEDs having a desired configuration (e.g., VLED, FCLED, PLED); attaching the LEDs to a carrier substrate and to a temporary substrate; forming one or more metal layers and one or more insulator layers configured to electrically connect the LEDs to form a desired circuitry; and mounting additional devices on the desired circuitry to form a second circuitry level; performing the mounting step multiple times to form a plurality of electronic products that include the additional devices and the second circuitry level; and separating the LEDs from the carrier substrate and the temporary substrate.

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a memory, a display, and a processor, and the processor may be configured to: based on identification of insertion of a text-linked first object during display of text on the display, convert the first object into a text type, and based on a layout of the text displayed on the display being changed according to editing of the text, control the display to display the first object to a changed position corresponding to the changed layout of the text.

Abstract: A system and method implemented on a computing device which tracks a condition of a payload and a container conveying the payload in shipment by a tracking module which receives signals from one or more sensors. The monitoring data is transmitted to a remote server which communicates in real-time, calculates a current condition or state of the payload and container, and which predicts one or more future conditions or states of the payload and container based on an expected environmental, operational and handling conditions. The predicted future condition is compared to estimated time of shipment completion and one or more prescribed condition thresholds corresponding to the type of the payload, container type and the shipping route. Responsive to predicting an impending violation of a payload handling condition, an intervention decision is made, and one or more notifications with optional digital preventive action procedures are transmitted to corresponding users.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method comprising determining multi-dimensional metadata corresponding to an input image, and determining ambient light information indicative of a level of ambient light in an ambient environment of a display device. The multi-dimensional metadata comprises a cumulative distribution function (CDF) of pixels in the input image. The method further comprises determining, based on the multi-dimensional metadata and the ambient light information, one or more gains that adaptively compensate for the level of ambient light in the ambient environment. The method further comprises generating a tone mapping function based on the one or more gains, and applying the tone mapping function to the input image to generate a tone-mapped image that adaptively compensates for the level of ambient light in the ambient environment. The tone-mapped image is provided to the display device for presentation.

Abstract: Dialog system training techniques using a simulated user system are described. In one example, a simulated user system supports multiple agents. The dialog system, for instance, may be configured for use with an application (e.g., digital image editing application). The simulated user system may therefore simulate user actions involving both the application and the dialog system which may be used to train the dialog system. Additionally, the simulated user system is not limited to simulation of user interactions by a single input mode (e.g., natural language inputs), but also supports multimodal inputs.

Abstract: A packaging system and method for an article includes a strap having an elongate shape and being made from a flexible material, and container having an opening. The container defines a space. In a packaged configuration, first and second ends of the strap are connected to one another to form a loop, the article is folded in a bundle and disposed within the space in the container, and the loop extends through a portion of the bundle and two slits formed in the container to secure the article into the container.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for producing cyanoacetates involving contacting a salt of an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aryl formyl acetate with a hydroxyl amine acid under appropriate conditions and for a time sufficient to yield a cyanoacetate.

Abstract: A centralized communication system is disclosed that provides a modular, extendible, and scalable communication system that can exchange information between any information systems or networked devices. Adapter interfaces are provided to modify message communications between medical systems in a hospital network, and a graphic interface is provided for modification of communication topology information pertaining to the adapter interfaces in the centralized communication system. The graphical interface provides one or more controls configured to modify at least a portion of the communication topology information, and displays an indication of the modification.

Abstract: A method for fabricating semiconductor light emitting devices (LEDs) includes forming a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) structures having sidewall P-N junctions on a growth substrate, and forming an isolation layer on the light emitting diode (LED) structures having corners at intersections of the epitaxial structures with the growth substrate. The method also includes forming an etchable covering channel layer on the isolation layer, forming a patterning protection layer on the covering channel layer, forming etching channels in the covering channel layer using a first etching process, and removing the corners of the isolation layer by etching the isolation layer using a second etching process. Following the second etching process the isolation layer covers the sidewall P-N junctions. The method can also include bonding the growth substrate to a carrier and separating the growth substrate from the light emitting diode (LED) structures using a laser lift off (LLO) process.

Abstract: A process and system to control the final product quality in a system for separating olefins and paraffins in a membrane system. A small finishing membrane stage is added to an existing membrane system that takes a slip stream from the product, purifies it to a very high concentration of propylene and blends it back into the product stream.

Abstract: A method—for measuring an amount of a gaseous species present in a gas—comprises placing the gas between a light source and a measurement photodetector. The light source is able to emit an incident light wave that propagates through the gas to the measurement photodetector. The gas is illuminated with the light source. A measurement intensity, of the light wave transmitted by the gas, is measured with the measurement photodetector. An intensity of a reference light wave, emitted by the light source in a reference spectral band, is measured with a reference photodetector. The illumination and measuring are performed at multiple measurement times, at each of which the gas's absorption of the incident light wave is estimated and an amount of the gaseous species is estimated on the basis of the estimated absorption. Estimating the absorption comprises applying a correction function, that varies over time, to the reference intensity.

Abstract: Described herein are various technologies pertaining to a computing system for obstacle detection for an autonomous vehicle. The computing system receives a point cloud generated by a sensor of the autonomous vehicle. The computing system then forms a ground surface mesh based upon the point cloud. The ground surface mesh can be representative of location of ground relative to the sensor. The computing system further computes a likelihood that an object exists within a potential travel path of the autonomous vehicle based upon the ground surface mesh. The computing system yet further controls at least one of a braking system, a steering system, or a propulsion system of the autonomous vehicle based upon the likelihood that the object exists within the potential travel path.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods.

Abstract: In various examples, live perception from sensors of a vehicle may be leveraged to detect and classify intersection contention areas in an environment of a vehicle in real-time or near real-time. For example, a deep neural network (DNN) may be trained to compute outputs—such as signed distance functions—that may correspond to locations of boundaries delineating intersection contention areas. The signed distance functions may be decoded and/or post-processed to determine instance segmentation masks representing locations and classifications of intersection areas or regions. The locations of the intersections areas or regions may be generated in image-space and converted to world-space coordinates to aid an autonomous or semi-autonomous vehicle in navigating intersections according to rules of the road, traffic priority considerations, and/or the like.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a partly assembled structure in the form of a structure comprising a wind turbine tower, a nacelle arranged thereon and a vibration damper attached to the nacelle for damping vibrations of the combined wind turbine tower and nacelle within a selected frequency range, wherein the vibration damper is operatively connected to a main shaft of the nacelle, or wherein the vibration damper is attached to the nacelle via a nacelle transportation interface. The present invention further relates to a method of constructing a wind turbine and a method for damping Vortex induced vibrations of the combined wind turbine tower and nacelle within the selected frequency range.

Abstract: A method for measuring an amount of a gas species able to absorb light in an absorption spectral band includes placing a gas between a measurement photodetector and a light source able to emit an incident light wave propagating through the gas to the photodetector. Electrical supply current passes through the light source to bring it to a temperature value. At multiple times: the light source illuminates the gas; the measurement photodetector measures a “measurement” intensity of a light wave transmitted by the gas in a measurement spectral band; and a reference photodetector measures a “reference” intensity of a reference light wave emitted by the light source in a reference spectral band. At each measurement time, a correction function representative of a variation in the incident light wave's intensity in the measurement band relative to in the reference spectral band is taken into account based on the measured reference intensity.

Abstract: Described herein are methods, compositions and articles of manufacture involving neutral conjugated polymers including methods for synthesis of neutral conjugated water-soluble polymers with linkers along the polymer main chain structure and terminal end capping units. Such polymers may serve in the fabrication of novel optoelectronic devices and in the development of highly efficient biosensors. The invention further relates to the application of these polymers in assay methods.

Abstract: A method for making light emitting device LED arrays includes the steps of providing a plurality of LEDs having a desired configuration (e.g., VLED, FCLED, PLED); attaching the LEDs to a carrier substrate and to a temporary substrate; forming one or more metal layers and one or more insulator layers configured to electrically connect the LEDs to form a desired circuitry; and separating the LEDs along with the layered metal layers and insulator layers that form the desired circuitry from the carrier substrate and the temporary substrate.