Abstract: Examples of a plasma compression system are disclosed. The system includes a metallic vessel configured to receive and contain a plasma. The system further includes a metallic liquid liner in the vessel and at least partially bounding a plasma compression region having a longitudinal axis, and means for moving the liquid liner inwardly towards the longitudinal axis to compress the plasma in the plasma compression region. The system further includes a plurality of electrically conductive coils outside the plasma compression region and configured to generate a poloidal magnetic field in the liquid liner and the plasma compression region. At least some of the poloidal magnetic field within the plasma compression region extends along the longitudinal axis, and at least some of the poloidal magnetic field in the liquid liner moves inwardly towards the longitudinal axis with the liquid liner as the liquid liner moves towards the longitudinal axis.

Abstract: A wireless access device can be configured to determine a list of accessory groups corresponding to accessories connected to a network managed by the wireless access device. The wireless access device may also be configured to identify at least one firmware update that corresponds to at least one accessory group of the list of accessory groups and request all firmware updates that correspond to the at least one accessory group. The wireless access device can also be configured to receive one or more firmware updates that corresponds to at least one of the accessories of the at least one accessory group for which a respective firmware update is available and transmit at least one firmware update of the received one or more firmware updates to at least one corresponding accessory of the at least one accessory group.

Abstract: A carrier assembly for engaging a hose that includes a mount having an inside mount surface, and an outside mount surface. There is a pliable member having a member body configured with a member first end, and a member second end. The pliable member is engaged on or with the outside mount surface. To facilitate engagement of the assembly engaged with the hose, the first member end is engaged to the member second end.

Abstract: Top-of-rack (TOR) switches are connected to a network fabric of a data center. Each TOR switch corresponds to a rack of the data center, and is configured to provide access to the network fabric for computing devices mounted in the rack. In one method, a client device of a user is used to select various network service options. The service options correspond to services that can be provided to computing equipment of the user that is mounted in various racks of the data center. In response to receiving the selection of one or more service options, the network fabric of the data center is configured to connect the computing equipment to the selected services. In one approach, the network fabric is configured by creating and/or configuring one or more virtual networks to provide the connection to the services.

Abstract: A mixing device includes a source of pressurized gas and a mixing chamber. A gas blade nozzle is disposed within the mixing chamber and connected to the source of pressurized gas.

Abstract: A system and a method for observable configuration delivery include, for each target tenants of a plurality of target tenants, determining a corresponding last unicast configuration change request (CCR) received; determining a number of previously unbooked unicast CCRs for the plurality of target tenants, a previously unbooked unicast CCR being a last unicast CCR received that has not been booked into a distribution to be submitted to a headend service (HES); booking the previously unbooked unicast CCRs into one or more distributions based on the number of the previously unbooked unicast CCRs and a configured capacity of each distribution of the one or more distributions; and sending the one or more distributions to the HES for sending the booked previously unbooked unicast CCRs to the plurality of target tenants.

Abstract: An O-ring processing station for an automated mass production system includes: (a) at least one feed device operable to control discharge of O-rings from an output end of the feed device; (b) an indexing device having a plurality of O-ring retainers, the indexing device operable to advance each retainer to a loading position in alignment with the output end for receiving an O-ring from the feed device, and an unloading position spaced apart from the loading position for unloading the O-ring from the retainer; and (c) a pick-and-place robot including at least one end effector movable between a pick-up position in alignment with a retainer at the unloading position for removing the O-ring from the retainer, and a drop-off position spaced apart from the pick-up position for installation of the O-ring onto a workpiece.

Abstract: A system and a method for observable configuration delivery include receiving one or more configuration change requests (CCRs); storing the one or more CCRs in a database; signaling configuration send channels of target tenants of a plurality of tenants associated with the one or more CCRs to awaken; sending the one or more CCRs from the database to the target tenants through a headend service (HES); receiving asynchronous status messages from the HES as a result of sending the one or more CCRs; signaling the configuration send channels for a next set of CCRs based on the asynchronous status messages; and sending the next set of CCRs to one or more tenants of the target tenants.

Abstract: A bypass valve includes a meter configuration, a bypass configuration, a shutoff configuration, a base, and a selector moveably connected relative to the base between a meter position, a bypass position, and a shutoff position, the base defining an upstream utility bore, a downstream utility bore, a meter inlet bore, a meter outlet bore, and a base locking lug defining a base locking aperture.

Abstract: An implant operably coupleable to a bone of a patient may include at least one securing portion which may be configured to receive fastening members to operably couple the implant to the bone, a support structure which may be conformal to contours of the bone, a plurality of pillars which may extend from, and be formed integrally with, the support structure, and a plurality of abutments which may be disposed at the plurality of pillars. The plurality of abutments may be operably coupleable to a prosthesis.

Abstract: It has been discovered that use of a single reactor for melting waste plastics and pyrolyzing the melted waste plastics can lower the carbon footprint of a chemical recycling facility. More particularly, by melting and pyrolyzing in the same reactor vessel, one may mitigate the need for additional heat sources, thereby decreasing the potential need to combust additional fossil fuels for heating purposes. Consequently, by utilizing the plastic liquification and pyrolysis reactor described herein, one can lower the carbon footprint of the chemical recycling facility described herein.

Abstract: A method includes analyzing a first log of a first log type generated by a first data store and determining if the first log has a first format of the first log type. In response to determining that the first log does not have the first format of the first log type, the first data store and the first log type are identified as degraded. A first impact score is determined for the first log type. First dependency information is analyzed for the first data store. In response to determining that no data store receives data items from the first data store, a report is generated. The report includes an identification that the first data store is degraded, an identification that the first log type is degraded, and the first impact score associated with the first log type.

Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking the position of one or more head-mounted display (HMD) system components of an HMD system. The HMD components may carry a plurality of angle sensitive detectors or other types of detectors. The HMD system may be operative to detect corrupted position tracking samples, allowing such samples to be ignored, thereby improving the position tracking process. Control circuitry causes light sources to emit light according a specified pattern, and receives sensor data from the plurality of detectors. Control circuitry may process the sensor data, for example using machine learning or other techniques, to track a position of one or more HMD components.

Abstract: The present invention provides a liquid-liquid extraction process for the extraction of alkaloids from a source, using an alkyl phosphine oxide of Formula A (as described herein) as an extractant in combination with a diluent selected from xylene or limonene; wherein the method comprises the step of contacting the aqueous solution of alkaloid source with an organic layer consisting of an alkyl phosphine oxide of Formula A as extractant and a diluent selected from xylene or limonene.

Abstract: A method analyzes dependency information for a first data store. Upon determining that a data pipeline associates a first log type generated by the first data store with a second log type generated by a second data store, a first number of logs of the first log type that are generated at a first time, a first baseline number, and a first threshold value are determined. Upon determining that the first number of logs differs from the first baseline number by less than the first threshold value, a second number of logs of the second log type that are generated at a second time, a second baseline number, and a second threshold value are determined. Upon determining that the second number of logs differs from the second baseline number by more than the second threshold value, the data pipeline is identified as degraded.

Abstract: A cleaning assembly for cleaning a surgical instrument includes at least a first cleaning segment present a first cleaning interface configured to be contacted by a first surgical instrument. The first cleaning segment defines an instrument receiving channel sized and shaped to receive therein a second surgical instrument to thereby secure the first cleaning segment to the second surgical instrument. At least one buffer layer is disposed on an inside surface of the first cleaning segment, the buffer layer positioned so as to contact the second surgical instrument when the second surgical instrument is positioned within the instrument receiving channel. At least one tab extends from the cleaning assembly, the tab providing an interface for a user to grasp the cleaning assembly.

Abstract: A memory system in which a timing drift that would occur in distribution of a first timing signal for data transport in a memory device is determined by measuring the actual phase delays occurring in a second timing signal that has a frequency lower than that of the first timing signal and is distributed in one or more circuits mimicking the drift characteristics of at least a portion of distribution of the first timing signal. The actual phase delays are determined in the memory device and provided to a memory controller so that the phases of the timing signals used for data transport may be adjusted based on the determined timing drift.

Abstract: A rotatable bypass assembly for use with a high-pressure fuel system is provided. The rotatable bypass assembly can include a collar with a first mounting point. The first mounting point can include a first stop face and a second stop face. The rotatable bypass assembly has a bypass block with a fuel barb. The fuel barb of the bypass block is rotatable between, at least, the first stop face and the second stop face.

Abstract: A hand vacuum cleaner has a dirt separator comprising a first air treatment stage and a second air treatment stage, the first air treatment stage comprising a first air treatment chamber and the second air treatment stage comprises a second stage air treatment chamber. An openable door opens the first air treatment chamber when the door is in an open position. The front door has a diameter and the rear end of the first air treatment chamber stage has a diameter that is generally equal to the diameter of the front door. The sidewall of the first air treatment stage is moveable with respect to the suction motor and, when the sidewall is moved with respect to the suction motor, the front openable door and the dirty air inlet also move with the sidewall.

Abstract: Intra-cardiac voltage data display systems display a plurality of data sets derived at least from intra-cardiac voltage data sampled by an electrode. In some embodiments, at least some of the data sets are derived from a portion of the intra-cardiac voltage data that excludes an excludable portion of the intra-cardiac voltage data having a relationship with an occurrence of a particular cardiac event to facilitate identification of the existence of a transmural lesion in tissue adjacent the electrode. In some embodiments, the particular cardiac event is the occurrence of an R wave in the cardiac cycle, and the excludable portion is a V wave in the cardiac cycle.