Abstract: A cooking appliance including a combustion zone and a cooking zone. The combustion zone has a combustion zone air flow path extending from a combustion zone air inlet to a combustion zone air outlet. The cooking zone overlies the combustion zone, and the cooking zone includes a closed cooking volume having a cooking surface and an openable lid. Combustion products produced in the combustion zone are isolated from the closed cooking volume.

Abstract: A method includes periodically transmitting, by a community device of a plurality of community devices, and to a tracking system server, an updated location of a tracking device based on a last time a location of the tracking device was provided to the tracking system server, and receiving, by the community device, and from the tracking system server, a request for a location of a tracking device indicated as being lost. The method further includes determining, by the community device, and based on the request, whether the tracking device indicated as being lost is within a proximity of the community device, and transmitting, by the community device, and to the tracking system server, an additional updated location of the tracking device based on whether the tracking device indicated as being lost is within the proximity of the community device.

Abstract: A device receives a real image (e.g., photograph or video frame) that includes a human. The device creates a synthetic image corresponding to the real image. The synthetic image includes a synthetic environment and a humanoid shape that correspond to the human. The device predicts, using a trained viewpoint neural network and based on the synthetic image, a predicted viewpoint heatmap. The device predicts, using a trained pose neural network and based on the synthetic image, a predicted pose heatmap. The device provides, as input to a random synthetic environment, the predicted viewpoint heatmap and the predicted pose heatmap and creates a reconstructed three-dimensional pose based on the predicted viewpoint heatmap, the predicted pose heatmap, and the random synthetic environment. The device classifies the reconstructed three-dimensional pose as a particular type of pose of the human in the real image.

Abstract: A spooler includes an engine within a housing, an arm extending from the housing and rotated via the engine, a barrel supported by the arm such that the barrel rotates with the arm, the barrel having a first end and a second end facing the housing, and a first retention mechanism disposed along a perimeter of the barrel. A spooler system includes a woundable material having a first end and a second end and a spooler. The spooler includes a battery operated engine within a housing, an arm extending from the housing and rotated via the engine, a barrel supported by the arm such that the barrel rotates with the arm, a first retention mechanism that removably secures the first end of a woundable material to the barrel, and a mounting mechanism for mounting the spooler to a vehicle.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling or metering a viscoelastic material for eye surgery. Such an apparatus may generally comprise a housing having a cylinder; a plunger having at least a portion operable to move within the cylinder; a reservoir; an inlet check; and an outlet check valve fluidly coupled to the reservoir. The inlet check valve may be configured to allow the viscoelastic material into the reservoir at a priming pressure. An actuator can be coupled to the plunger and configured to move the plunger in a first direction to increase the pressure in the reservoir to a delivery pressure that is sufficient to close the inlet check valve and open the outlet check valve. A return spring can be configured to move the plunger in a second direction to decrease the pressure in the reservoir.

Abstract: A dynamometer is used to dynamically evaluate an electrical submersible pump (“ESP”) motor while both are inside of a well. The dynamometer includes a ESP dyno that is mechanically coupled to the ESP motor. The ESP motor and ESP dyno can be a permanent magnet motor or an induction motor, and can have the same or similar values of inertia. Energy absorbed by the ESP dyno can be regenerated as electricity that is transmitted back to a power source, or converted to heat energy in a resistive load bank.

Abstract: A document management system can include an artificial intelligence-based document manager that can perform one or more predictive operations based on characteristics of a user, a document, a user account, or historical document activity. For instance, the document management system can apply a machine-learning model to determine how long an expiring agreement document is likely to take to renegotiate and can prompt a user to begin the renegotiation process in advance. The document management system can detect a change to language in a particular clause type and can prompt a user to update other documents that include the clause type to include the change. The document management system can determine a type of a document being worked on and can identify one or more actions that a corresponding user may want to take using a machine-learning model trained on similar documents and similar users.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine is provided. The gas turbine engine includes a turbomachine defining an engine inlet to an inlet duct, a fan duct inlet to a fan duct, and a core inlet to a core duct; a primary fan driven by the turbomachine; and a secondary fan located downstream of the primary fan within the inlet duct. The gas turbine engine defines a thrust to power airflow ratio between 3.5 and 100 and a core bypass ratio between 0.1 and 10, wherein the thrust to power airflow ratio is a ratio of an airflow through a bypass passage over the turbomachine plus an airflow through the fan duct to an airflow through the core duct, and wherein the core bypass ratio is a ratio of the airflow through the fan duct to the airflow through the core duct.

Abstract: A drilling assembly includes a particle adjusting mechanism upstream of a positive displacement motor. The motor includes a metal stator, a metal rotor at least partially disposed within the metal stator, and a motor gap defined between the sealing line of the metal rotor and the lobes of the metal stator. The particle adjusting mechanism adjusts a solid particle condition of a media flowing therethrough into a treated condition in which any remaining solid particles will travel through the motor gap without widening the motor gap to a failure gap size that causes the metal rotor to lock up or to rotate inefficiently slow. The particle adjusting mechanism adjusts the solid particle condition by removing, reducing a size, reducing a dimension, deforming, modifying a shape, dissolving, or chemically reacting at least a portion of any solid particles contained in the media. The drilling assembly is suited for high temperature wellbores.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides 1) an enantiomerically purified compound SRR G-1, or a derivative thereof, including specific crystal forms, salts and co-crystals that modulates G protein-coupled estrogen receptor activity, 2) pharmaceutical and cosmetic compositions comprising an enantiomerically purified SRR G-1, or a derivative thereof, and 3) methods of treating or preventing disease states and conditions and cosmetic conditions mediated through these receptors and related methods thereof in humans and animals.

Abstract: A bed frame with various adjustable sections is provided. The structure of the bed frame is such that it is fully useful in tight spaces.

Abstract: A removable extender for a vehicle includes a first slat having a first mounting bracket disposed at a distal end and a second slat having a second mounting bracket disposed at a distal end. The second slat is spaced apart and substantially parallel to the first slat in an assembled configuration. The removable extender includes a third slat positioned perpendicularly to the first slat and the second slat. The third slat is assembled to the first slat and the second slat using a first mating feature and a second mating feature. At least one strap is included for wrapping around an overhanging article on a vehicle. The at least one strap operably couples a first end region and a second end region of the third slat. The removable extender includes a tensioning device located along the at least one strap between the first end region and the second end region.

Abstract: A method consistent with embodiments of the present disclosure may begin with retrieving a message to be electronically transmitted. The method may proceed with digitally securing the message by generating a first digital signature for the message. The first digital signature may be added to a list of digital signatures for inclusion in the message. A list of allowed anticipated changes may be retrieved. In accordance to embodiments disclosed herein, the message may be pre-signed for the allowed anticipated changes. Pre-signing the message may comprise editing the message with each allowed anticipated change, generating a subsequent digital signature for the message edited with the allowed anticipated change, and adding the subsequent digital signature to the list of digital signatures for inclusion in the electronic message. This process may be repeated for each allowed anticipated change in the allowed anticipated changes.

Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to apparatus, systems, and methods to allow a user to create virtual and real-world game content to provide players with physically engaging virtual content that is anchored to real-world locations. A content creator is provided a set of “drag-n-drop” modular assets (e.g., encounter tiles, content tiles, creatures, chests, rooms, vehicles, etc.) that can be aggregated together to form a complete content set (e.g., a dungeon, level, puzzle, etc.) through which a player is able to engage the game via the real-world. Each individual modular asset may include a set of in-game challenge criteria that must be satisfied to complete an in-game challenge associated with the asset.

Abstract: A tracking system determines if a tracking device is located within a safe zone based on whether a set of safe conditions are satisfied. The set of safe conditions includes a geographic boundary or a geographic location and corresponding threshold distance. The set of safe conditions can also include a time window during which a safe zone is active. When a tracking device is within a safe zone (e.g., geographically and temporally), the tracking device is determined to be safe, and notifications associated with the tracking device can be minimized. The safe zones may be user-selected, user-defined, or determined based on data analytics. If a set of safe conditions are not satisfied, the tracking system generates and sends a notification to the user of the tracking device indicating that the tracking device may be lost.

Abstract: Some embodiments described herein relate to a substrate with a surface comprising a silane or a silane derivative covalently attached to optionally substituted cycloalkene or optionally substituted heterocycloalkene for direct conjugation with a functionalized molecule of interest, such as a polymer, a hydrogel, an amino acid, a nucleoside, a nucleotide, a peptide, a polynucleotide, or a protein. In some embodiments, the silane or silane derivative contains optionally substituted norbornene or norbornene derivatives. Method for preparing a functionalized surface and the use in DNA sequencing and other diagnostic applications are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of making superabsorbent polymer material and comprising the step of providing soluble polyacrylic acid polymers. The soluble polyacrylic acid polymers have a molar percent of carbon-to-carbon double bonds of at least 0.03. The soluble polyacrylic acid polymers may be obtained from pre-existing recycled post-consumer superabsorbent polymer material, and/or from pre-existing recycled post-industrial superabsorbent polymer material. Superabsorbent polymer material obtained by the method, and absorbent articles comprising these materials are also provided.

Abstract: A wearable multifunction device or earpiece or a pair of earpieces includes one or more processors, at least one microphone coupled to the one or more processors, a biometric sensor coupled to the one or more processors, and a memory coupled to the one or more processors, the memory having computer instructions causing the one or more processors to perform the operations of sensing a remaining battery life and based on the sensing, prioritizing one or more of the functions of always on recording, biometric measuring, biometric recording, sound pressure level measuring, voice activity detection, key word detection, key word analysis, personal audio assistant functions, transmission of data to a tethered phone, transmission of data to a server, transmission of data to a cloud device.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to inhibitors of the interaction of menin with MLL and MLL fusion proteins, pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and their use in the treatment of cancer and other diseases mediated by the menin-MLL interaction.

Abstract: A coupling has first and second segments attached to one another end to end surrounding a central space for receiving pipe elements. A spring assembly attaches the segments at one end and an adjustable attachment assembly attaches the segments at the opposite end. The spring assembly biases the segments away from one another sufficient to permit insertion of the pipe elements into the central space while the segments are attached to one another. The coupling may include a split ring toothed retainer for coupling plain end pipe elements, or it may have arcuate keys which engage grooved or shouldered pipe elements.