Abstract: Disclosed herein are a pump and a method for controlling the pump for discharging a fluid. The pump may have an impeller configured to move fluid through the pump in a common direction regardless of which way the impeller rotates, an electric motor configured to drive the impeller, and a controller configured to detect potential failure of the impeller to rotate, and, in response to detection of the potential failure, reverse polarity of current to the electric motor to reverse rotation of the impeller.

Abstract: Acoustic inspection systems and methods are described herein useful to determining microstructural characteristics, such as microtexture regions (MTRs), of a material sample. In some embodiments, a method of determining a material characteristic of a material sample includes transmitting acoustic waves from transducer having a concave face that includes one or more piezoelectric elements through a coupling medium and to a surface of a material sample to produce surface acoustic waves along a portion of a surface of the material sample. The one or more piezoelectric elements of the concave face may operate as at least one of an acoustic transmitter or an acoustic receiver. The method also includes receiving the surface acoustic waves reflected from the surface of the material sample at the concave face. The method then includes determining at least one material characteristic of the material sample based on a property of the surface acoustic waves.

Abstract: The present patent application discloses a data analytics system with a split plane architecture that utilizes a workflow management module in a control plane for cloud-based computing. The system receives workflow files from client devices and stores those workflow files in a cloud storage associated with the user. The data plane, which executes the workflow file, retrieves the file directly from the cloud storage or through an API provided by the workflow management module. A workflow engine wrapper, containing a stager system and an execution system, prepares workflow files for execution and stores generated results in the cloud storage.

Abstract: The present patent application discloses a data analytics system with a split plane architecture that utilizes a workflow management module in a control plane for cloud-based computing. The system receives workflow files from client devices and stores those workflow files in a cloud storage associated with the user. The data plane, which executes the workflow file, retrieves the file directly from the cloud storage or through an API provided by the workflow management module. A workflow engine wrapper, containing a stager system and an execution system, prepares workflow files for execution and stores generated results in the cloud storage.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a printed circuit board, a surface mount connector including first and second surface mount connector portions, first and second different pairs, and a ground plane. The first and second surface mount connector portions are mounted on the printed circuit board. The first differential pair is located on the first surface mount connector portion, and the second differential pair is located on the second surface mount connector portion. The ground plane is located in between the first and second surface mount connector portions within the printed circuit board. The first ground via is in physical communication with the ground plane and a first ground pad on a surface of the printed circuit board. The second ground via is in physical communication with the ground plane and a second ground pad on the surface of the printed circuit board.

Abstract: The present patent application discloses a data analytics system with a split plane architecture that utilizes a workflow management module in a control plane for cloud-based computing. The system receives workflow files from client devices and stores those workflow files in a cloud storage associated with the user. The data plane, which executes the workflow file, retrieves the file directly from the cloud storage or through an API provided by the workflow management module. A workflow engine wrapper, containing a stager system and an execution system, prepares workflow files for execution and stores generated results in the cloud storage.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for utilizing non-RAM memory to implement large digital display emulations. An embodiment operates by generating, by an emulator device, a pixel map of a digital display, wherein the pixel map comprises a plurality of pixels representative of a plurality of light emitting elements arranged on a viewable surface of the large digital display. A distance and orientation of a virtual viewer to the viewable surface of the large digital display is generated and the emulator device emulates the large digital display based on the pixel map and the distance and the orientation of the virtual viewer and renders the digital content based on the emulated large digital display.

Abstract: Devices and methods for physical chip security are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a security module is secured to a board to restrict physical access to an integrated circuit mounted on the security module and provides one or more contacts enabling data access to the integrated circuit.

Abstract: Systems and methods for material processing using wafer scale waves of precisely controlled electrons in a DC plasma is presented. A surface floating potential of a substrate placed atop a stage in a positive column of the DC plasma is adjusted and maintained to a reference potential. A periodic biasing signal referenced to the reference potential is capacitively coupled to the stage to control a surface potential at the substrate according to: an active phase for provision of kinetic energy to free electrons in the DC plasma for activation of targeted bonds at the surface of the substrate; a neutralization phase for repelling of the free electrons from the surface of the substrate; and an initialization phase for restoring an initial condition of the surface floating potential.

Abstract: Devices and methods to update semiconductor components are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a device updates semiconductor components independent of a semiconductor component operational state.

Abstract: A composite stage for electron enhanced material processing is presented. The composite stage provides capacitive coupling of a biasing signal to a substrate supported by the composite stage. The composite stage comprises a pedestal and a support plate that includes stacked layer construction. The stacked layer construction includes a plurality of layers of electrically conductive and dielectric materials. According to one aspect, the plurality of layers includes at least one electrically conductive layer for receiving a basing signal, and at least one dielectric layer in contact with and overlying the at least one electrically conductive layer. According to one aspect, the substrate is held in place via an electrically insulating clamp, the clamp providing an aperture for processing of a portion of the substrate. A matching circuit is arranged between a biasing signal generator and the composite stage. A shunting resistor is coupled to the matching circuit.

Abstract: Atomic layer etching of a substrate using a wafer scale wave of precisely controlled electrons is presented. A volume of gaseous plasma including diluent and reactive species and electrons of a uniform steady state composition is generated in a positive column of a DC plasma proximate the substrate. A corrosion layer is formed on the substrate by adsorption of the reactive species to atoms at the surface of the substrate. The substrate is positively biased to draw electrons from the volume to the surface of the substrate and impart an energy to the electrons so to stimulate electron transitions in the corrosion layer species, resulting in ejection of the corrosion layer species via electron stimulation desorption. The substrate is negatively biased to repel the electrons from the surface of the substrate back to the volume, followed by a zero bias to restore the steady state composition of the volume.

Abstract: One or more embodiments of the disclosure include systems and methods that generate and utilize digital visual codes. In particular, in one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods generate digital visual codes comprising a plurality of digital visual code points arranged in concentric circles, a plurality of anchor points, and an orientation anchor surrounding a digital media item. In addition, the disclosed systems and methods embed information in the digital visual code points regarding an account of a first user of a networking system. In one or more embodiments, the disclosed systems and methods display the digital visual codes via a computing device of the first user, scan the digital visual codes via a second computing device, and provide privileges to the second computing device in relation to the account of the first user in the networking system based on the scanned digital visual code.

Abstract: Methods and systems for managing operation of data processing systems are disclosed. The data processing systems may include a limited number of hardware components. To increase the usable number or types of hardware components, an add-in card or other device may be attached to the data processing system. When connected to the data processing system, these devices may consume power delivered by the data processing system. The devices may cooperate with the host data processing system so that power is consumed in a manner that is less likely to negatively impact operation of the devices and host system.

Abstract: An information handling system includes a printed circuit board, a surface mount connector including first and second surface mount connector portions, first and second different pairs, and a ground plane. The first and second surface mount connector portions are mounted on the printed circuit board. The first differential pair is located on the first surface mount connector portion, and the second differential pair is located on the second surface mount connector portion. The ground plane is located in between the first and second surface mount connector portions within the printed circuit board. The first ground via is in physical communication with the ground plane and a first ground pad on a surface of the printed circuit board. The second ground via is in physical communication with the ground plane and a second ground pad on the surface of the printed circuit board.

Abstract: A composition of matter is generally provided, in one embodiment, a titanium alloy comprising about 5 wt % to about 8 wt % aluminum; about 2.5 wt % to about 5.5 wt % vanadium; about 0.1 wt % to about 2 wt % of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of iron and molybdenum; about 0.01 wt % to about 0.2 wt % carbon; up to about 0.3 wt % oxygen; silicon and copper; and titanium. A turbine component is also generally provided, in one embodiment, that comprises an article made from a titanium alloy. Additionally, methods are also generally provided for making an alloy component having a beta transus temperature and a titanium silicide solvus temperature.

Abstract: An implantable pulse generator includes an electronics housing including an electronics container, stimulation circuitry within the housing, a plurality of feedthrough pins, operably connected to the stimulation circuitry, that extend in through the cover, an electrical connector including a plurality of pin receptacles and a plurality of conductive members respectively located within the pin receptacles, and a plurality of flexible wires that respectively connect one of the conductive members to one of the feedthrough pins.

Abstract: Systems and methods for material processing using wafer scale waves of precisely controlled electrons in a DC plasma is presented. A surface floating potential of a substrate placed atop a stage in a positive column of the DC plasma is adjusted and maintained to a reference potential. A periodic biasing signal referenced to the reference potential is capacitively coupled to the stage to control a surface potential at the substrate according to: an active phase for provision of kinetic energy to free electrons in the DC plasma for activation of targeted bonds at the surface of the substrate; a neutralization phase for repelling of the free electrons from the surface of the substrate; and an initialization phase for restoring an initial condition of the surface floating potential.

Abstract: Various embodiments are directed to processing conversions of digital assets to other digital assets. An example method includes determining a source exchange rate for a source digital asset and a fiat currency, determining a target exchange rate for a target digital asset and a fiat currency, and generating an aggregated conversion rate for the source digital asset and the target digital asset using the source exchange rate and the target exchange rate. The method further includes executing a digital asset conversion, which includes causing source digital asset units to be debited from a source digital asset user account and causing target digital asset units to be credited to a target digital asset user account, and subsequently executing fiat currency transactions (e.g., settlements) with a first digital asset exchange system associated with the source digital asset and a second digital asset exchange system associated with the target digital asset.

Abstract: The present invention comprises an implantable knee prosthesis for the arthritic, aging, ligament-deficient knee having a femoral component, a tibial component and patella component forming three interactive knee compartments mainly the lateral, medial, and femoral patellar compartments articulating together with a variable axial pivot type of knee motion. This novel design accomplishes this motion pattern with four femoral component radii coacting with four reciprocal proximal tibial surface recesses. This occurs in a laterally congruent axial pivot fashion during the first half of knee flexion creating efficient external femoral rotation to align the femoral-patellar groove with the patella/quadriceps muscle complex.