Abstract: A hot-start suspension tune system and method is disclosed. The method initiates a starting suspension tune for a vehicle. The starting suspension tune is maintained until a predefined threshold is reached. After the predefined threshold is reached, the starting suspension setting is automatically modified to a performance suspension setting.

Abstract: A masking tool for a turbine component configured to receive and cover a portion of the turbine component includes a first casing part and a second casing part configured to engage the first casing part to form a chamber configured to receive a portion of the turbine component. The first and second casing parts are configured to leave part of the turbine component exposed to atmosphere when the first and second casing parts are secured together and receive the turbine component. The first and second casing parts are configured to be compressed against each other when secured together. In addition, the first and second casing parts are configured to seal a space containing portions of the turbine component without an elastomeric seal.

Abstract: A sensorized surgical instrument for training users laparoscopic surgical procedures is provided. The instrument includes at least one sensor selected from a group consisting of a strain gauge, accelerometer, magnetometer, and gyroscope. The sensor is attached directly to a handle of the instrument. A shaft assembly having a tool tip is interchangeably connectable to the handle. The sensor is connected to a computer configured to provide feedback useful to the user for improving the user's surgical skills. The feedback includes the time to complete a procedure, economy of motion, smoothness of motion and the force exerted at the tool tip.

Abstract: A holder configured to hold a turbine component in position for internal imaging includes a main body configured to support one or more turbine components and one or more holding spaces in in the main body. Each holding space being configured to retain a corresponding turbine component. Each of the one or more holding spaces is configured to automatically secure and orient the corresponding turbine component upon the turbine component being inserted into the holding space.

Abstract: Merge conflicts are identified when changes from two different developers are merged into a code base in a code repository. When the changes from the two different developers conflict with one another, a merge conflict is identified. A pattern resolution system identifies whether the merge conflict contains any of a plurality of different conflict patterns. If so, a pattern conflict resolver, corresponding to the identified conflict pattern, is applied to the merge conflict to automatically resolve the merge conflict. If none of the pattern resolvers are applied to the merge conflict, the merge conflict is provided to a large language model for resolution. The LLM generates a proposed conflict resolution. A normalized divergence distance metric is calculated for the proposed conflict resolution and compared to a set of threshold values. The proposed conflict resolution is determined to be valid based upon the comparison.

Abstract: Authentication request notifications are selectively suppressed, reducing notification fatigue and susceptibility to social engineering attacks. Authentication request notifications may be suppressed by not presenting a push notification on the user's phone. The authentication request may still be accessed and approved by manually opening the authenticator app. Notifications may be suppressed based on an estimation that the person attempting to login is not who they say they are. This estimation may be based on applying heuristics and/or machine learning models to the context of the login attempt, such as the IP address that originated the login request, time of day, recent user actions, patterns of previous logins, etc. One heuristic determines that the user has repeatedly ignored notifications caused by a particular IP address. Machine learning models generate a risk score from the login context, and notifications may be suppressed if the risk score exceeds a threshold.

Abstract: Enclosures for cable, by way of example, dome-type enclosures are shown and described. In one embodiment, the invention may be considered a waterproof sealing mechanism for dome enclosures. The invention may be considered an enclosure including a dome, and a base. The base may include a thread cap that may be hand-tightened to provide a compression along an outer perimeter face of a seal member to create a waterproof seal for the dome enclosure.

Abstract: Support systems for handpieces are provided. The support system includes a boom assembly having a rigid anchor base and a flexible rod having proximal and distal ends, and a connection assembly having a proximal end configured to couple to the distal end of the flexible rod and a distal end configured to couple to the handpiece. The flexible rod is pivotally secured at the proximal end thereof to the anchor base, and the flexible rod has a flexibility that increases from a distal end to the proximal end thereof. The connection assembly is configured to enable the handpiece to rotate in at least two degrees of freedom. The boom assembly is configured to support the connection assembly and the handpiece such that the connection assembly and the handpiece rest in a neutral position.

Abstract: A method and system for monitoring a user's intoxication including receiving a set of signals, derived from a set of samples collected from the user at a set of time points; providing a sobriety task to the user proximal to a time point of the set of time points; generating a performance dataset characterizing performance of the sobriety task by the user; receiving a supplementary dataset characterizing a demographic profile of the user and/or a physiological state of the user; determining a set of values of an intoxication metric, derived from the set of signals; generating a predicted temporal profile of the intoxication metric for the user based upon the set of values, the set of time points, and the supplementary dataset; generating an analysis of the user's sobriety based upon the performance dataset and the predicted temporal profile; and providing a notification to the user based upon the analysis.

Abstract: End caps, fiber optic adapters, and fiber optic connector assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, an end cap is disposed within a passageway of an adapter housing includes a body, an end cap passageway within the body, and a release arm that includes a release base and a release portion extending from the release base. The release lock base extends from the body, and the release portion extends from release base in a first arcuate path within a first plane. The end cap further includes a lock arm having a lock base and a lock portion extending from the lock base, wherein the lock base extends from the body along a longitudinal axis of the end cap passageway, and the lock portion extends from the lock base in a second arcuate path within a second plane.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for filtering a collection of structured data records generated by an extraction neural network to enable generation of a response to a query. According to one aspect, there is provided a method that includes receiving a request to generate an article directed to a topic, where the request includes a target text string for a semantic category, standardizing the target text string for the semantic category, filtering the collection of structured data records based on the standardized target text string to identify a subset of structured data records that are relevant to the topic, and processing the subset of structured data records to generate the article directed to the topic.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for normalizing a collection of structured data records generated by an extraction neural network to enable large-scale data processing and analysis for query answering. According to one aspect, there is provided a method that includes extracting text strings from the structured data records, embedding the text strings in a latent space, performing an iterative numerical clustering operation in the latent space to cluster the embeddings of the text strings, and then identifying standardized text strings based on a result of the clustering. The structured data records are normalized using the standardized text strings. The normalized collection of structured data records are then used to generate a response to a user query.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for processing a large corpus of unstructured data using an extraction neural network to generate a corresponding collection of structured data records. According to one aspect, there is provided a method that includes obtaining a set of input text sequences, and generating a collection of structured data records from the set of input text sequences using an extraction neural network. Each structured data record defines a structured representation of a corresponding input text sequence with reference to a predefined schema of semantic categories. The collection of structured data records can be filtered to identify and remove structured data records that are predicted to be unreliable. The collection of structured data records can then be processed to generate an output that is directed to a selected topic and that aggregates information from across multiple structured data records.

Abstract: Extender ports, adapter assemblies and optical assemblies are disclosed. In one embodiment, an adapter assembly for use in an extender port for coupling a first fiber optic connector and a second fiber optic connector includes an adapter having a first passageway for receiving the first fiber optic connector, a second passageway for receiving the second fiber optic connector, and an integrated sleeve holder positioned between the first passageway and the second passageway. The adapter further includes a sleeve holder insert disposed within the second passageway and adjacent to the integrated sleeve holder, and a sleeve disposed within the integrated sleeve holder and the sleeve holder insert.

Abstract: An extender port for optically coupling a first fiber optic connector and a second fiber optic connector includes a housing having a first end, a second end, a first passageway, and a second passageway. The extender port also includes a first lock assembly and a second lock assembly that each include a shuttle disposed on an inner surface of the housing within one of the first passageway and the second passageway. The shuttle includes a slot, a latch includes a pivot end and a latching end. The latch is coupled to the shuttle such that the pivot end is disposed within the slot of the shuttle. The first and second lock assemblies include an end cap rotationally disposed within one of the first passageway and the second passageway and includes a body, an end cap passageway within the body, a release arm, and a lock arm.

Abstract: A method of operating an optical system includes identifying a set of angle dependent transmittance levels for light passing through pixels of a segmented dimmer exhibiting viewing angle transmittance variations for application of a same voltage to all pixels of the segmented dimmer. The method also includes determining a set of voltages to apply to pixels of the segmented dimmer. Determining the set of voltages includes using the set of angle dependent transmittance levels. The method includes applying the set of voltages to the pixels of the segmented dimmer to achieve light transmittance through the segmented dimmer corresponding to the set of angle dependent transmittance levels.

Abstract: A hot-start suspension tune system and method is disclosed. The method initiates a starting suspension tune for a vehicle. The starting suspension tune is maintained until a predefined threshold is reached. After the predefined threshold is reached, the starting suspension setting is automatically modified to a performance suspension setting.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for automatically generating an article on a selected topic. In one aspect, a method comprises: obtaining a set of input text sequences; generating a set of structured data records from the set of input text sequences using an extraction neural network, wherein each structured data record defines a structured representation of a corresponding input text sequence; filtering the collection of structured data records to identify and remove structured data records that are predicted to be unreliable; and processing the collection of structure data records to generate an article that is relevant to a selected topic and that aggregates information from across multiple structured data records.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method is disclosed for generating structured data representations from unstructured input text sequences through a neural network-based extraction pipeline. The method involves acquiring input text sequences and processing them with an extraction neural network to produce output text sequences. Each output text sequence includes embedded delimiter tokens that annotate specific text segments, mapping them to semantic categories defined within a structured schema. The annotated text segments encapsulate semantically relevant information extracted from the input sequence. The output text sequences are subsequently processed to generate structured data records.

Abstract: A sensorized surgical instrument for training users laparoscopic surgical procedures is provided. The instrument includes at least one sensor selected from a group consisting of a strain gauge, accelerometer, magnetometer, and gyroscope. The sensor is attached directly to a handle of the instrument. A shaft assembly having a tool tip is interchangeably connectable to the handle. The sensor is connected to a computer configured to provide feedback useful to the user for improving the user's surgical skills. The feedback includes the time to complete a procedure, economy of motion, smoothness of motion and the force exerted at the tool tip.