Abstract: The present invention provides energy curable thixotropic compositions comprising low amounts of 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol isobutyrate (Texanol); 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol diisobutyrate (TXIB); or dipropylene glycol butyl ether (DPGBE mixes isomers), or combinations thereof. The addition of the selected solvents in amounts of about 0.5 wt % to 3 wt % reduced the low shear rate viscosity of the energy curable thixotropic compositions.

Abstract: An airfoil assembly for a turbine engine, the airfoil assembly including a platform having an upper surface and a lower surface that are spaced from one another in a radial direction; a leading edge and trailing edge that are spaced from one another in an axial direction; and a first slash face and a second slash face that are spaced from one another in a circumferential direction. An airfoil can extend in from the platform in a radial direction. A platform chamber can be defined at least partially between the upper surface and the lower surface. The platform can include an impingement channel.

Abstract: A blow molding system comprising an extrusion system including at least one extruder configured to extrude a parison having an interior cavity, a blow pin configured to extend into the interior cavity of the parison extruded from the extrusion system, and a mold assembly defining a mold chamber configured to receive the parison, the mold assembly including a plurality of mold cavities each facing the mold chamber and defining a profile of a sole component of an article of footwear. A method comprising the blow molding system forms a plurality of sole plates for an article of footwear.

Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to a wound therapy system that can deliver nitric oxide and apply negative pressure to a wound. The wound therapy system can include a wound dressing for placement over the wound, a source of negative pressure connected to the wound dressing, a source of nitric oxide connected to the wound dressing, and a controller configured to regulate nitric oxide delivery and negative pressure application to the wound dressing. The controller can be programmed to deliver various concentrations of nitric oxide to the wound dressing at various times over the course of treatment of the wound. The controller can also be programmed to apply various levels of negative pressure to the wound dressing at various times over the course of treatment of the wound.

Abstract: A method of processing hemp to obtain a desired hemp component includes providing a liquid solution including hemp into a press. The press is used to separate the liquid solution into a liquid faction and a solid faction, with the solid faction including hemp. A centrifuge is used to separate the liquid faction into heavy materials and a clarified liquid. The clarified liquid is the separated into waste and a desired component.

Abstract: A gas turbine engine having a blade assembly with a platform, an airfoil, and a shank. The airfoil has a plurality of cooling conduits, and the shank has a plurality of inlet passages to provide cooling fluid to the cooling conduits in the airfoil. The cooling fluid is vented through a plurality of cooling holes along the trailing edge of the airfoil.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, apparatus, device, method and/or computer program product embodiments for providing a mid-stream deposit availability schedule to a customer electronically depositing a check. The deposit availability schedule is generated by activating a mobile financial application, receiving a customer request to deposit a financial instrument, and based on the customer request, activating a camera on the client mobile device to access a field of view of at least one camera and capture one or more images of a financial instrument, store, in a computer memory on the client mobile device, the one or more images. An optical character recognition program, resident on the client mobile device, extracts in real-time, one or more data fields from one or more portions of the financial instrument, communicates the one or more data fields to a remote deposit server and receives a deposit availability schedule, before acceptance of the remote deposit.

Abstract: Direct air capture of a gas followed by liquid phase desorption includes contacting a sorbent material with a gas and chemically reacting gas molecules with the sorbent material. The chemical reaction is reversed in a liquid phase environment so as to release gas molecules and regenerate the sorbent while the sorbent material remains in the liquid phase environment. Finally, the desorbed gas molecules are captured for sequestration.

Abstract: Technologies and implementations for a wearable healthcare system including an information management module (IMM). The IMM may be configured to detect proximity of a healthcare device. The IMM may be configured to determine a type of the detected healthcare device. Once the type of healthcare device is determined, the IMM may be configured to communicate information regarding a medical device, where the communicated information may be adapted to correspond to the determined type of healthcare device.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides techniques for improving the rate and efficiency of charge transfer within an integrated circuit configured to receive incident photons. Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to integrated circuits that are configured to induce one or more intrinsic electric fields that increase the rate and efficiency of charge transfer within the integrated circuits. Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to integrated circuits configured to induce a charge carrier depletion in the photodetection region(s) of the integrated circuits. In some embodiments, the charge carrier depletion in the photodetection region(s) may be intrinsic, in that the depletion is induced even in the absence of external electric fields applied to the integrated circuit. Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to processes for operating and/or manufacturing integrated devices as described herein.

Abstract: A sensor for a coincidence radiation detection device comprises a photomultiplier device to receive incident optical pulses of photons from an associated scintillator device and responsively generate an input electrical signal having corresponding electrical pulses. A charge sensitive amplifier receives the input electrical signal and outputs an electrical signal. An edge-peak detector circuit detects a fast rising edge of the electrical pulses; a beginning of a trailing edge of the electrical pulses; and a peak value of the electrical pulses. A local microcontroller includes: a timing circuit to generate timestamp values for detected pulses in response to a detected pulse edge and to synchronise the timestamp values with a reference clock signal to generate timestamp values for the pulses; an analog to digital converter to record pulse height values of the electrical pulses; and a communications interface to communicate the timestamp values and pulse height values to a memory device.

Abstract: Aspects of the technology described herein relate to improved semiconductor-based image sensor designs. In some embodiments, an integrated circuit may comprise a photodetection region and a drain region electrically coupled to the photodetection region, and the photodetection region may be configured to induce an intrinsic electric field in a direction from the photodetection region to the drain region(s). In some embodiments, a charge storage region and the drain region may be positioned on a same side of the photodetection region. In some embodiments, at least one drain layer may be configured to receive incident photons and/or charge carriers via the photodetection region. In some embodiments, an integrated circuit may comprise a plurality of pixels and a control circuit configured to control a transfer of charge carriers in the plurality of pixels.

Abstract: Systems and methods for dispensing chemicals include an eductor having a diluent inlet, a chemical pickup port, a discharge port, and a venturi fluidly coupled between the diluent inlet and the discharge port. A diluent valve having an outlet is coupled to the diluent inlet. A chemical manifold includes a plurality of chemical inlets and a chemical outlet fluidly coupled to the chemical pickup port. A plurality of chemical valves are each coupled to one of the plurality of chemical inlets; and a controller is communicatively coupled to the diluent valve and the plurality of chemical valves and configured to operate the diluent valve and the chemical valves to dispense measured doses of individual chemicals through the chemical pickup port.

Abstract: Portable, low cost, high speed surface and subsurface vehicles for aquatic data collection, payload delivery, or water quality monitoring. The vehicles can be deployed in pods enable rapid large scale data collection across a wide area. The vehicles are capable of transiting the water surface at speeds of over ten knots, and can also be propelled under the water surface and dive vertically to the floor of the water body. A passive, non-powered internal weight transfer system enhances the vehicle's performance in each of its transit modes. The vehicles can have one or more of the following features: high speed stabilizing wings, a tool-less assembly system, sacrificial standoffs for vertical dives, sacrificial protectors for the control surfaces, and/or a universal mounting system for attaching payloads such as sensors.

Abstract: Systems and methods for using machine learning to assess eligibility for product certification are disclosed. According to certain aspects, a server computer may train a set of machine learning models using a set of training data, where the set of machine learning models may be specific to products and certifications for the products. The server computer may access product specifications associated with a set of products sought to be certified, and may analyze the product specifications using the an appropriate machine learning model(s), the output of which may indicate whether the set of products is eligible for certification, the set of products is ineligible for certification, or the product specifications need further review.

Abstract: A scent dispenser/absorber includes a container, an invertible lid reversibly attached to an open end of the container, a vented cage, and a scent cartridge housed within the cage. In an “off” condition or state, the scent cartridge/cage combination is received in an interior chamber of the container, where the scent cartridge is out of communication with the surrounding environment and therefore incapable of performing scent dispensing or absorbing functions. The scent dispenser/absorber can be switched to an “on” condition or state by manually inverting the lid and, in some cases, the associated cage/scent cartridge combination, such that the scent cartridge can be positioned externally of the container, where it can communicate with the surrounding environment to perform a desired scent dispensing or absorbing function. In an “on” condition, scent molecules originating from an odorant contained in the scent cartridge are diffused into the surrounding environment.

Abstract: A component for a turbine engine includes a body with an exterior surface abutting a combustion flowpath for a combustion gas flow through the turbine engine, a cooling passage defined within the body, and a trench on the exterior surface. The trench includes a plurality of outlets, and a plurality of cooling holes extending from the cooling passage to the corresponding plurality of outlets.

Abstract: A vehicle seating system and a method for producing a vehicle seating system may include a cushion made at least in part from a stranded-mesh material and configured to support a seated occupant. Also included may be a support structure configured to support the cushion and a trim-cover material configured to be disposed over at least a portion of the stranded-mesh material. The stranded-mesh material may include an integrated attachment arrangement configured to receive a fastening arrangement for securing the trim-cover material to the stranded-mesh material.

Abstract: The device for positioning wall hangers allows a user to both position and apply a wall hanger at a selected position on a wall surface. The device for positioning wall hangers includes a housing having opposed front and rear surfaces, with a recess formed in the rear surface, and with a clamp mounted within the recess. An actuator is mounted on the front surface of the housing, and the actuator is mechanically coupled to the clamp for selectively opening and closing the clamp. In use, the clamp releasably holds the wall hanger and the user positions the housing at the desired location on the wall and releasably holds the housing at the desired location such that the rear surface of the housing faces the wall. The user then actuates the actuator, which causes the clamp to release the wall hanger for application thereof at the desired location.

Abstract: A connector for a respiratory support system having a first part, a second part, and a retention element. The first part is configured to engage a portion of a respiratory conduit and the second part is configured to engage with another component. The first and second parts together define an internal lumen for the passage of gas through the connector. The retention element defines an outer wall and the first part of the connector comprises a wall spaced inwards from the outer wall, defining a cavity therebetween to receive said portion of the respiratory conduit. The wall of the first part has one or more outwardly-projecting protrusions configured to engage said portion of the respiratory conduit. At least one distance between a surface of the protrusion(s) and an inner surface of the outer wall is less than a maximum wall thickness of the portion of the respiratory conduit.