Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has an air treatment chamber which has an axis extending between the front and rear ends of the air treatment chamber. An openable door is rotatably moveable to an open position in which an opening is provided and dirt collected by the hand vacuum cleaner is emptyable through the opening. A rotational mount is provided at a first end of the openable door and an opposed second end is moveable to enable the hand vacuum cleaner to be emptied through the opening, wherein in the closed position, the opposed second end is located at the front end of the hand vacuum cleaner. A latch releasable secures the door in the closed position. An axial projection of the dirty air inlet extends centrally through the air treatment chamber and the axis on the inlet conduit extends in a common direction with the air treatment chamber axis.

Abstract: Methods and systems are described herein for inspection of a workpiece, such as a honeycomb body. The methods and systems include collecting a plurality of images of the honeycomb body, extracting measurement data from each of the plurality of images, converting the measurement data extracted from each image into a common frame of reference, and combining the measurement data together.

Abstract: Image fingerprints (embeddings) are generated by an image fingerprinting model and indexed with an approximate nearest neighbors (ANN) model trained to identify the most similar fingerprint based on a subject embedding. For image matching, a score is provided that indicates a similarity between the input embedding and the most similar identified embedding, which allows for matching even when an image has been distorted, rotated, cropped, or otherwise modified. For image classification, the embeddings in the index are clustered and the clusters are labeled. Users can provide just a few images to add to the index as a labeled cluster. The ANN model returns a score and label of the most similar identified embedding for labeling the subject image if the score exceeds a threshold. As improvements are made to the image fingerprinting model, a converter model is trained to convert the original embeddings to be compatible with the new embeddings.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a ceramic tape includes advancing a tape through a binder burn-off station, where the tape entering the binder burn-off station comprises grains of polycrystalline ceramic bound by an organic binder. The binder burn-off station comprises an active heater that chemically changes the organic binder and/or removes the organic binder from the tape, leaving the tape with the grains of the polycrystalline ceramic exiting the binder burn-off station.

Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for optimizing the structure of JSON data are provided. Aspects include receiving first JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) data, where the first JSON data includes a plurality of data objects. Aspects also include generating, based on the first JSON data, second JSON data. The second JSON data includes one or more flattened data objects, where the one or more flattened data objects correspond to one or more first data objects of the first JSON data and are absent a hierarchical structure. The second JSON data includes one or more non-flattened data objects, where the one or more non-flattened data objects correspond to one or more second data objects of the first JSON data.

Abstract: The invention features a flexible laminate including a first plastic layer, a polyurethane adhesive composition, and a metal layer bonded to the plastic layer through the polyurethane adhesive composition, the polyurethane adhesive composition comprising a reaction product of a first part comprising an isocyanate terminated polyurethane prepolymer, and a second part comprising an epoxy resin having an equivalent weight of at least 300 g/eq.

Abstract: This invention is directed to genetically engineered B cells, wherein the B cell expresses and bears on its surface a chimeric B cell receptor, and wherein the genetically engineered B cell further expresses and secretes an antibody or cytokine.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods and dosing regimens for the treatment of depression (preferably, treatment resistant depression), for the treatment of depression in a suicidal patient, and/or for the treatment and/or prevention of suicidality (e.g. suicidal ideations).

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for transmitting information optically. For instance, a system may include an optical source configured to generate a beam of light. The system may include at least one modulator configured to encode data on the beam of light to produce an encoded beam of light/encoded plurality of pulses. The system may include a spectrally-equalizing amplifier configured to receive the encoded beam of light/encoded plurality of pulses from the at least one modulator and both amplify and filter the encoded beam of light/encoded plurality of pulses to produce a filtered beam of light/filtered plurality of pulses, thereby spectrally equalizing a gain applied to the encoded beam of light. In some cases, the system may slice the beam of slight, to ensure a detector has impulsive detection. In some cases, the system may include a temperature controller to shift a distribution curve of wavelengths of the optical source.

Abstract: A turbofan engine defining an axial direction and a longitudinal centerline along the axial direction is provided. The turbofan engine includes: a fan section having a fan, the fan comprising a plurality of fan blades; a turbomachine drivingly coupled to the fan, the turbomachine comprising a compressor section with a low pressure compressor, a turbine section with a low pressure turbine, a reduction gearbox, and an outer casing, the low pressure turbine drivingly coupled to the low pressure compressor across the reduction gearbox; an outer nacelle surrounding the fan and at least a portion of the turbomachine; an outlet guide vane extending between the turbomachine and the outer nacelle at a location downstream of the plurality of fan blades, the outlet guide vane defining a base and a tip and being forward swept from the base to the tip.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing an account holder with an incentive-consent matrix at a point-of-sale device of a merchant. The account holder can provide consent to store transaction related data and obtain an incentive in exchange. The incentive can be a coupon or other offering associated with the merchant. Varying levels of consent can be offered, with each level associated with an incentive having a different relative value. The transaction data can subsequently be provided to a recipient in accordance with the consent received from the account holder.

Abstract: A modular switchboard provides an adjustable length bus bridge for electrically connecting two adjacent switchboards, where the length of the bus bridge can be adjusted on site if needed. The bus bridge comprises a first set of busbars, each being electrically insulated from one another, and a second set of busbars, each being electrically insulated from one another. The first and second sets of busbars are arranged such that the busbars in the first set of busbars and the busbars in the second set of busbars are slidable relative to one another to adjust a length of the bus bridge. A longitudinal slot is formed in each busbar in either the first or the second set of busbars, or both, to accommodate a through bolt in the bus bridge when the first and second set of busbars slide relative to one another.

Abstract: The present invention relates to replacing conductors in a high-voltage power transfer system. The method provides, for example, a method for maintaining sections of electrically conductive phases in a direct current (DC) two phase power conductor line, wherein the two phases are parallel and spaced apart. The phases are strung between support structures and supported above the ground. Maintenance work, which include replacement or repair, is performed on sections of the two phases without interrupting a power load in any one of the three phases and without transposing the relative positions of the phases.

Abstract: A heating system includes a conveying system configured to transport a plurality of vehicle body-in-whites (BIWs) sequentially through an oven room to cure paint applied in a paint room. A preheating system includes one or more robot arms. A heat source is connected to the one or more robot arms. A controller is configured to control the one or more robot arms based on a position of one of the vehicle BIWs on the conveying system and to position the heat source near or in direct contact with one or more inner components of the one of the vehicle BIWs to heat the one or more inner components prior to the one of the vehicle BIWs entering the oven room.

Abstract: A children's toy, and electronic device, plays audio files and projects differently-colored light patterns onto a surface in a room in which the device is placed. The light patterns are projected in synchronization with the playback of such audio files. The device allows users to select from different nature sounds, different melodies, or multiple pre-recorded children's stories. The device also enables users to record their own stories for each of several environments, and playback their custom stories together with projections of light in each environment.

Abstract: Provided herein, in some aspects, are delivery vehicles comprising a glycosphingolipid and an agent to be delivered attached to the glycosphingolipid. In some embodiments, the glycosphingolipid comprises an oligosaccharide and a short chain (e.g., C0-C3) ceramide. In some embodiments, the agent to be delivered is a therapeutic agent. The glycosphingolipid is able to deliver the agent to a cell or to a cellular compartment, as well as across the musical barrier. In some embodiments, agents delivered using the glycosphingolipid described herein exhibit longer half-life, compared to agents delivered alone. Methods of delivering a therapeutic agent to a subject for treating a disease using the glycosphingolipid delivery vehicle are also provided.

Abstract: A method may comprise receiving, at a central controller, a command, from a remote control, to adjust a feature of a first component of an air mattress framework; relaying, from the central controller, the command to the first component; receiving from the first component at the central controller, an indication of the success of the command; and relaying the indication from the central controller to the remote control.

Abstract: A defect detection system includes: sensors of different types configured to scan battery electrode material and generate output signals including respective image data; a feature extractor module receives the output signals and performs feature extraction to fuse the image data of the output signals to generate feature maps for respective portions of the battery electrode material; a coarse detector, based on the feature maps, determines whether there are defects in the portions of the battery electrode material, and generates binary information for each of the portions indicating whether the portions include one or more defects; and a fine detector, based on the binary information and at least one of the feature maps and image data, classifies the defects. A control module performs one or more operations based on the detected and classified defects.