Abstract: An electronic cigarette or vaporizer may include a shell and a cartomizer receivable within a chamber within a portion of the shell. A basin may be included in the cartomizer to hold a vaporizable fluid, dry substance, or other vaporizable substance such as a wax. A heating element may be provided within the basin which may have a flexible non-conductive material and a flexible conductive material.

Abstract: The present invention provides for the integration of drug dispersion methods into a drug or medicine delivery system. The drug dispersion methods used include shear (e.g., air across a drug, with or without a gas assist), capillary flow or a venturi effect, mechanical means such as spinning, vibration, or impaction, and turbulence (e.g., using mesh screens, or restrictions in the air path). These methods of drug dispersion allow for all of the drug in the system to be released, allowing control of the dosage size. These methods also provide for drug metering, fluidization, entrainment, deaggragation and deagglomeration. The present invention also provides for the integration of a drug sealing system into the device. The drug sealing system provides a way of blocking the migration of drug from one area of the package to another.

Abstract: A biological fluid filtration system for scanning a biological fluid so as to filter potentially undesirable constituents from the biological fluid for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes. The biological fluid filtration system generally includes a fluid receiving device adapted to receive a biological fluid. A valve including an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet is fluidly connected to the fluid receiving device. The biological fluid within the fluid receiving device is scanned by a scanner to produce scanned data relating to the biological fluid. A control unit in communication with the scanner and the valve receives the scanned data and controls the valve based on the scanned data. The valve is controlled to direct the biological fluid through either the first or second outlet of the valve depending upon the constituents of the biological fluid identified by the control unit.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a chassis and a front axle assembly. The chassis includes a first frame rail defining a first vertical plane and a second frame rail defining a second vertical plane. The front axle assembly includes an axle and a steering assembly. The axle is coupled to a front end of the first frame rail and the second frame rail. The steering assembly includes a pair of wheel hubs coupled to opposing ends of the axle, a steering gear mechanism including a first gear box and a second gear box, and a linkage assembly coupling the steering gear mechanism to the pair of wheel hubs to facilitate steering the pair of wheel hubs through actuation of the steering gear mechanism. The first gear box and the second gear box are positioned between the first vertical plane and the second vertical plane.

Abstract: A method of assembling a box includes providing the box, the box comprising a center panel, a first locking panel, a second locking panel, a first side flap panel, and a second side flap panel; folding the first side flap panel and second side flap panel relative to the center panel; folding the first locking panel relative to the center panel, the first locking panel defining a locking slot; folding the second locking panel relative to the center panel at least partially over the first locking panel, the second locking panel defining a locking tab; and engaging the locking slot with the locking tab.

Abstract: A cleaning solution for temporary adhesive for substrates contains: tetrabutylammonium fluoride; dimethyl sulfoxide; and a liquid compound having a solubility parameter of 8.0 or more and 10.0 or less and having a heteroatom. The tetrabutylammonium fluoride is preferably contained at a content of 1 mass % or more and 15 mass % or less in 100 mass % of a total of the tetrabutylammonium fluoride, the dimethyl sulfoxide, and the liquid compound. The dimethyl sulfoxide is preferably contained at a content of 5 mass % or more and 30 mass % or less in 100 mass % of a total of the tetrabutylammonium fluoride, the dimethyl sulfoxide, and the liquid compound.

Abstract: A building heating system, including for heating water, such as tap water and/or utility water, of a building water system. The embodiments also relate to a kit of part to realize such a building heating system. The embodiments further relate to a method for controlling the building heating system.

Abstract: A wearable electronic device is disclosed herein. The device includes a housing, a light output module disposed in the housing and configured to output an image, a speaker module disposed in the housing, the speaker module including a conductive plate and a coil surrounding the plate, a battery disposed in the housing, and a power transmission structure disposed in the housing, and configured to transmit power from the battery to the light output module, wherein at least a portion of the power transmission structure is disposed above the plate.

Abstract: An implementation provides a package that includes a first die including a bridging element, an analog/mixed-signal (AMS) die, and a general die. The first die includes: a first photonic transceiver portion, a first die first interconnect region, and an optical interface (OI). The AMS die includes a second photonic transceiver portion, an AMS die first interconnect region on a first surface of the AMS die electrically and physically coupled with the first die first interconnect region; and an AMS die second interconnect region on a second surface of the AMS die. The general die includes a third photonic transceiver portion, and a general die first interconnect region electrically and physically coupled with the second photonic transceiver portion.

Abstract: A developer cartridge includes accommodating container, a pump that is variable in volume, a feeding path member of which one end is connected to the pump and the other end is provided with a discharge outlet, the feeding path member being configured to form a path for feeding developer between the pump and the discharge outlet, and a transporting member configured to communicate the developer and the accommodating container and to transport the developer from the accommodating container to the feeding path member. The transporting member includes a moving mechanism configured to move a holding member between a first position where the holding member is capable of being filled with the developer from the accommodating container by accommodating the container and the holding member and a second position where the holding member and the feeding path member communicate with each other.

Abstract: Cache-based tracing based on categorizing memory regions as being logged or not logged. A computer system identifies a first memory region within a first memory space of a first context, and determines that the first context is in a logging state. The computer system configures a data structure to categorize the first memory region as being logged. The data structure also categorizes a second memory region corresponding to a second context as being not logged. The computer system exposes the data structure to a processor. Upon detecting a memory access by a processing unit, the processor uses determinations of one or more of (i) whether a target memory address is categorized as being logged or not logged, (ii) whether an executing context is logging or not non-logging, or (iii) a type of the memory access to initiate a logging action or refrain from the logging action.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and computer readable media related to interaction between a user and an automated assistant during a dialog between the user and the automated assistant. Some implementations are directed to adapting a graphical and/or audible presentation of search results provided by the automated assistant for presentation to the user. The adaptation may be in response to attribute(s), of one or more of the search results, referenced in spoken and/or typed textual input provided by the user during the dialog. Some of those implementations may enable a user to provide textual input to navigate the search results within the dialog and within resource and/or interface constraints associated with the dialog. Some of those implementations may additionally and/or alternatively enable adapting, based on textual input provided by a user to the automated assistant, when and/or whether search results having certain attributes are provided to the user by the automated assistant.

Abstract: An information technology platform for personalizing an experience of a visitor at a non-profit venue comprising: a network; a server in communication with the network; a mobile computing device to be carried by a visitor to a non-profit venue, wherein the platform determines personalized information about the visitor and a recommendation engine outputs a suggestion for a personalized experience to the visitor to encourage philanthropic activity related to an ongoing philanthropic campaign; and a machine learning system for learning on a training set of photographic data or video data, the learning to train the machine learning system to predict a sentiment towards the ongoing philanthropic campaign of the visitor based, at least in part, on photographic images or video images that are taken by the visitor, that are shared to the visitor, that are shared by the visitor or that include the visitor as a subject.

Abstract: Image alignment is achieved by obtaining a fused optical flow based on a global motion estimate and an optical flow estimate. The fused optical flow may be used to warp the first image and/or the second image into aligned features or aligned images. An output image may then be obtained by combining.

Abstract: A semiconductor device, includes: a semiconductor element having element main surface and element back surface spaced apart from each other in thickness direction and including a plurality of main surface electrodes arranged on the element main surface; a die pad having a die pad main surface where the semiconductor element is mounted; a plurality of leads including at least one first lead arranged on one side in first direction orthogonal to the thickness direction with respect to the die pad, and arranged around the die pad when viewed in the thickness direction; a plurality of connecting members including a first connecting member bonded to the at least one first lead, and configured to electrically connect the main surface electrodes and the leads; and a resin member configured to seal the semiconductor element, a part of the die pad, parts of the leads, and the connecting members.

Abstract: A bonding wire includes a core material of Cu or Cu alloy, and a coating layer containing a conductive metal other than Cu on a surface of the core material. In a concentration profile in a depth direction of the wire obtained, an average value of sum of a Pd concentration CPd (atomic %) and an Ni concentration CNi (atomic %) for measurement points in the coating layer is 50 atomic % or more, an average value of a ratio of CPd to CNi for measurement points in the coating layer is from 0.2 to 20 and a thickness of the coating layer is from 20 nm to 180 nm. An Au concentration CAu at a surface of the wire is from 10 atomic % to 85 atomic %. An average size of crystal grains in a circumferential direction of the wire is from 35 nm to 200 nm.

Abstract: Provided are an electrolytic copper foil, an electrode and a lithium-ion cell comprising the same. The electrolytic copper foil has a first surface and a second surface, which are analyzed by grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (GIXRD), and each have an intensity of a characteristic peak of (111) plane denoted by I1, an intensity of a characteristic peak of (200) plane denoted by I2, an intensity of a characteristic peak of (220) plane denoted by I3, an FWHM of the characteristic peak of (111) plane denoted by W1, and an FWHM of the characteristic peak of (200) plane denoted by W2. The first and second surfaces each have a ratio of (I1+I2)/(I1+I2+I3) of 0.83 or more and a value of (W1+W2) of 0.80° or less. By controlling the features, it can improve the corrosion resistance of the electrolytic copper foil and further increase the safety of the lithium-ion cell.

Abstract: A cell top cover and a cell are provided. The cell top cover includes an aluminum sheet, at least one pole post, and at least one upper plastic member. The aluminum sheet defines at least one pole through-hole, each respective pole post penetrates through a respective pole through-hole of the at least one pole through-hole, and the at least one upper plastic member is disposed on a top side of the aluminum sheet, and a respective upper plastic member is sleeved and fixed on the respective pole post. The aluminum sheet is provided with at least one limiting portion on the top side of the aluminum sheet, and a respective limiting portion protrudes from a circumferential side of the respective pole through-hole, and is fitted with the respective upper plastic member to limit rotation of the respective upper plastic member relative to the aluminum sheet.

Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for configuring structures and environs based on detected users and generic or known itineraries are described. A system may include: a hub having a data store, non-transiently storing computer instructions for a hub tracker engine (THE) and for a hub response engine (HRE) and a processor; a tracker node; and a responding device. The HTE instructs operations including fine or coarse user detection, and tracking operations. The system thereby tracks the user within a structure and determines whether to respond to the user. The HRE configures the responding device as at least one of a current responding device, a next responding device, and a destination responding device. Coarse user detection may include powering-on the tracker node, establishing a tracker link with the hub, communicating a tracker data signal to the hub, and analyzing the tracker data signal for a presence of the user at a location.

Abstract: A video decoding and encoding method and apparatus, a computer-readable medium, and an electronic device. The video decoding method includes classifying decoded blocks adjacent to a target block according to information about the decoded blocks to obtain at least one category, obtaining a category identifier corresponding to the target block based on coding information corresponding to the target block, determining a target category corresponding to the target block from the at least one category according to the category identifier corresponding to the target block, determining a predictive vector of the target block based on vectors of decoded blocks included in the target category, and decoding the target block based on the predictive vector.

Abstract: According to a disclosure of the present document, when the type of inter-prediction of a current block is indicated as biprediction, weight index information for a candidate within a merge candidate list or a sub-block merge candidate list may be derived, and coding efficiency may be increased.

Abstract: A hybrid projector architecture combines steered light with unsteered light. In some embodiments the steered light is narrowband light and the unsteered light is broadband light. Splitting between the steered and unsteered light may be determined based on luminance level. For example, the unsteered light may contribute a large proportion of the light for luminance levels up to a threshold. The steered light may contribute an increasing proportion of the light as luminance values rise above the threshold.

Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided. In an example aspect, a method of transmitting data is provided. The method comprises determining if a first channel on a first cell is occupied and, if the first channel on the first cell is occupied for at least a predetermined period, transmitting the data on a second channel on a second cell.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses puncturing information indication methods and communication apparatuses. In an implementation, a method comprises generating a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU) comprising a preamble, wherein the preamble comprises a universal-SIG (U-SIG) field, wherein the U-SIG field comprises mode indication information and preamble puncturing status indication information, and wherein the preamble puncturing status indication information indicates a preamble puncturing status corresponding to a mode indicated by the mode indication information, and sending the PPDU.

Abstract: A method for sidelink (SL) implementation and related products are provided. The method includes reporting an SL buffer status report (BSR) in preference to an uplink (UL) BSR. In a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU), the SL BSR is contained first, and then the UL BSR is contained.