Abstract: A method of making an oven cavity of a cooking appliance, and a cooking appliance made therewith, are provided. The method includes forming a composite sheet via sheet molding compound. The composite sheet includes glass fiber impregnated with silicone polymer. An intermediate assembly is formed by disposing a layer comprising an insulative material onto a first layer of the composite sheet. The intermediate assembly is inserted into a mold. A compression load is applied to the intermediate assembly in the mold to obtain a molded piece. One or more of the molded piece forms a composite body that defines the oven cavity of the cooking appliance. The silicone polymer may include one or more of poly dimethylsiloxane, poly methylphenyl silanol, poly diphenyl silanol, and poly vinyl functional backbone silicones having methyl hydrosilane crosslinkers. The insulative material may include ceramic foam, hollow glass microspeheres, or recycled glass powder.

Abstract: A faucet system (100) is provided. The faucet system (100) includes a fixture (102), a hose extending through the fixture (102), and an enhancement module (222) removably coupled to the hose and extendable and retractable from the fixture (102). The fixture (102) includes a base (110) configured for coupling to a mounting surface (101) and includes a neck (112) coupled to the base (110). The hose extends through the neck (112) and the base (110) and the hose includes a handle portion (220) coupled to an end of the hose. The enhancement module (222) is removably coupled to the handle portion (220) and is configured to receive a flow of water from the hose and selectively provide a treatment to the flow of water.

Abstract: Data blocks that are being transmitted via a Storage Area Network are provided inflight security, in the form of cryptography that is dynamically generated and applied while the data is being transferred to the SAN. The complexity/type of cryptography that is generated and applied is based, at least, on the level of confidentiality/sensitivity of individual data elements in a data block. Gen AI models are implemented that have been trained to identify confidential data elements and, in response, categorize the confidential data elements into confidentiality sectors that are based on the level of transmission security required.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing system for an additive manufacturing material and embedded short-chopped fibers includes an extruder comprising a nozzle having a nozzle flow channel. The nozzle includes a plurality of spaced apart elongated aligning structures distributed inside the nozzle flow channel and parallel to the longitudinal center axis defining alignment flow channels within the nozzle flow channel. A nozzle for additive manufacturing, a method of additive manufacturing, and a method of making a nozzle for an additive manufacturing system for and additive manufacturing material and embedded short-chopped fibers are also disclosed.

Abstract: A multi material extrusion system includes a first polymer extruder configured to extrude a first polymer, and a second polymer extruder configured to extrude a second polymer. A nozzle includes a first polymer inlet in fluid connection with the first extruder, a second polymer inlet in fluid connection with the second extruder, and a merging nozzle conduit having a merging nozzle conduit surface. The merging nozzle conduit terminates in a merging nozzle conduit outlet opening. The nozzle further includes a first polymer flow conduit in fluid communication with the first polymer inlet and a second polymer flow conduit in fluid communication with the second polymer inlet. The first polymer flow conduit is configured to deliver the first polymer to the merging nozzle conduit and the second polymer flow conduit is configured to deliver the second polymer to the merging nozzle conduit, to create a multi-material bead comprising the first polymer in contact with the second polymer.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing system for additive manufacturing material with long fibers includes an extruder comprising a nozzle that includes a static-mixing portion, a compression portion, and a long fiber alignment portion. The static-mixing portion includes a static-mixing channel with static-mixing rods distributed inside and extending radially inward from a channel wall. The long fiber alignment portion has an alignment channel with a diameter DAC that is less than a diameter DSMC of the static-mixing channel. The compression portion includes with a reducing diameter from an input end to an output end of the compression channel. A nozzle and method for additive manufacturing are also disclosed.

Abstract: A fluid backflow prevention system for use with common household plumbing fixtures. A remote air gap assembly may be installed in a new or existing plumbing system to prevent fluid backflow and subsequent contamination. The remote air gap assembly includes an air gap housing, with an inlet, an outlet, a weep hole, a check valve, and an outlet cap. In an exemplary use, such a remote air gap assembly may operate in conjunction with a filtration faucet and may be installed under a counter, for example.

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein provide for spatially tagged nuclei that are compatible with any genomic or multiomic single cell/nuclei assay to allow generation of a spatially resolved single cell sequencing library with single cell resolution.

Abstract: A method includes receiving spatiotemporal spectral information for an area, wherein the area is divided into sub-areas and the spatiotemporal spectral information comprises spectral values for each sub-area. Spatiotemporal weather information is also received for the area. Spatiotemporal hidden states are formed from the spatiotemporal spectral information and the spatiotemporal weather information. The spatiotemporal hidden states are applied to a neural network to obtain a probability of a land cover type for each sub-area of the area.

Abstract: A method of designing a heat recovery steam generator (HRSG) includes receiving, via a processor, a design input file comprising a plurality of parameters associated with a plurality of components for an HRSG model and receiving an indication of selecting an object model for a HRSG model. The method may also include retrieving, via the processor and the tool, the object model from a library for populating a graphical user interface (GUI) of a display and generating the HRSG model by applying a first set of parameters corresponding to each component of the object model, wherein the HRSG model corresponds to a design file used to construct the HRSG.

Abstract: A method of additively manufacturing reduced porosity composites is provided. The method includes the step of providing an additive manufacturing printer including a feed hopper. The feed hopper includes a first valve disposed proximate a feed inlet in a closed position and a second valve disposed proximate a chamber opening in an open position. The feed hopper defines a first chamber and a second chamber in selective fluid communication via the chamber opening. The method includes applying a rough vacuum to the first and second chamber and feeding feedstock into the feed hopper. The first valve is opened and the second valve is closed. The first valve is closed and the second valve is opened. The feedstock is allowed to exit the feed hopper and is heated to give a heated printing material, which is extruded. An associated feed hopper is also provided.

Abstract: A hybrid additive manufacturing and thermoforming method is provided. The method includes additively manufacturing one or more reinforcing structures directly onto a polymer sheet before shaping the polymer sheet onto a mold and/or while the polymer sheet is shaped onto a mold. By leveraging the design control of additive manufacturing, reinforcing structures can be deposited onto the polymer sheet as needed based on the intended application. These reinforcing structures can comprise standard infill patterns or complex custom core designs. The present invention provides an innovative way in which to mass produce custom thermoformed components with an optimal mechanical response.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing system for additive manufacturing with an additive manufacturing material and fibers includes an extruder comprising a static-mixing nozzle having a static-mixing channel and static-mixing structures distributed inside the static-mixing channel and extending radially inward from the channel wall, and being longitudinally distributed and radially staggered over a portion of the length of the static-mixing channel. A static-mixing nozzle, a method of additive manufacturing, and a method of making a static mixing nozzle for additive manufacturing are also disclosed.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing system for an additive manufacturing material and embedded short-chopped fibers includes an extruder comprising a nozzle having a nozzle flow channel. The nozzle includes a plurality of spaced apart elongated aligning structures distributed inside the nozzle flow channel and parallel to the longitudinal center axis defining alignment flow channels within the nozzle flow channel. A nozzle for additive manufacturing, a method of additive manufacturing, and a method of making a nozzle for an additive manufacturing system for and additive manufacturing material and embedded short-chopped fibers are also disclosed.

Abstract: An additive manufacturing system for additive manufacturing material with long fibers includes an extruder comprising a nozzle that includes a static-mixing portion, a compression portion, and a long fiber alignment portion. The static-mixing portion includes a static-mixing channel with static-mixing rods distributed inside and extending radially inward from a channel wall. The long fiber alignment portion has an alignment channel with a diameter DAC that is less than a diameter DSMC of the static-mixing channel. The compression portion includes with a reducing diameter from an input end to an output end of the compression channel. A nozzle and method for additive manufacturing are also disclosed.

Abstract: Method and system for forming of microcellular bubbles within a thermoplastic member employ an energy beam to form the microcellular bubbles within a selected portion of the thermoplastic member. A method includes infusing the thermoplastic member with a gas to form a gas-infused thermoplastic member and transmitting an energy beam onto the selected portion of the gas-infused thermoplastic member to induce subsurface heating of the selected portion of the gas-infused thermoplastic member to form microcellular bubbles within the selected portion of the gas-infused thermoplastic member.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing an article is provided. The method includes feeding a polymeric material into an extruder including a nozzle, and feeding a continuous fiber into the extruder, the continuous fiber and the polymeric material together forming a molding compound. A three-dimensional preform is formed by discharging the molding compound from the nozzle onto a deposition surface. A mold charge is formed by positioning the three-dimensional preform within a mold that includes a top mold component and a bottom mold component. The mold charge is compression molded within the mold to form a finished article.

Abstract: A method for load sharing class 1 SCCP messages includes receiving a class 1 SCCP message requiring global title translation (GTT). The method includes performing GTT for the message to select a load sharing group for the message. The method further includes generating a message signal unit (MSU) load sharing key using parameters from a combination of message transfer part (MTP) layer parameters and signaling connection control part (SCCP) layer parameters. The method further includes using the MSU load sharing key to select a destination address from the load sharing group for the message. The method further includes inserting the destination address into the message. The method further includes routing the message to a destination corresponding to the destination address.

Abstract: In one aspect, A computerized method of a gateway distributing routes learned through routing protocols (RP) into a Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) includes the step of providing a first gateway that receives a route over a routing protocol. The method includes the step of with the first gateway, redistributing the route to one or more peer routers as a BGP route based on one or more specified criteria. The method includes the step of setting a gateway precedence based on the redistribution of the route to the one or more peer routers as the BGP route.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for in-transit protocol translation. Specifically, various approaches are described for translating protocols for intermediate networks in a way by which there is no need of support for encapsulation/decapsulation at the end hosts and does not require any changes to end hosts or transit networks. Various embodiments include intercepting traffic between one or more source client devices and a transit network; detecting a first communication protocol used by the one or more source client devices in the traffic; translating the traffic from the first communication protocol to a second communication protocol; and forwarding the traffic to the transit network using the second communication protocol.