Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for identifying a wellbore pressure based on a predicted pump intake loss. A pump intake pressure after an intake for a submersible pump deployed downhole in a wellbore is identified. An intake loss prediction model for identifying a virtual intake loss associated with the intake for the submersible pump as a function of one or more intake loss parameters is accessed. The virtual intake loss is identified by applying the intake loss prediction model based on intake loss prediction input of the one or more intake loss parameters. A pump intake pressure before the intake for the submersible pump is determined based on the virtual intake loss and the identified pump intake pressure after the intake.

Abstract: A transparent anisotropically oriented nanowire-polymer resistive pressure-sensitive composite film, its method of making, and a transparent resistive pressure sensor are disclosed. The transparent nanowire-polymer resistive pressure-sensitive composite film may include a single layer of conductive nanowires uniformly distributed in a transparent dielectric polymer matrix and oriented along the thickness direction of the transparent nanowire-polymer resistive pressure-sensitive composite film. The method of making the nanowire-polymer resistive pressure-sensitive composite film may include a directional assembly of conductive nanowires through a liquid-air interface in a template-free fashion by a spray-induced orientation method.

Abstract: A transparent resistive pressure sensor and method of making the same are disclosed. The transparent resistive pressure sensor may include a flexible pressure substrate, a pressure electrode layer, an elastic dielectric spacer with microstructure, a transparent pressure-sensitive composite layer composed of a transparent polymer dielectric matrix and a conductive one-dimensional nanomaterial oriented substantially in a thickness direction of the transparent pressure-sensitive composite layer, a support electrode layer, and a support substrate.

Abstract: A transparent resistive pressure sensor and method of making the same are disclosed. The transparent resistive pressure sensor may include a flexible pressure substrate, a pressure electrode layer, an elastic dielectric spacer with microstructure, a transparent pressure-sensitive composite layer composed of a transparent polymer dielectric matrix and a conductive one-dimensional nanomaterial oriented substantially in a thickness direction of the transparent pressure-sensitive composite layer, a support electrode layer, and a support substrate, where the elastic dielectric spacer with microstructure may include a transparent elastic dielectric film and a plurality of size-varied straight holes penetrating through the transparent elastic dielectric film in a thickness direction of the transparent elastic dielectric film.

Abstract: A transparent resistive pressure sensor and method of making the same are disclosed. The transparent resistive pressure sensor may include a flexible pressure substrate, a pressure electrode layer, an elastic dielectric spacer with microstructure, a transparent pressure-sensitive composite layer composed of a transparent polymer dielectric matrix and a conductive one-dimensional nanomaterial oriented substantially in a thickness direction of the transparent pressure-sensitive composite layer, a support electrode layer, and a support substrate, where the elastic dielectric spacer with microstructure may include a transparent elastic dielectric film and a plurality of size-varied straight holes penetrating through the transparent elastic dielectric film in a thickness direction of the transparent elastic dielectric film.

Abstract: A transparent resistive pressure sensor and method of making the same are disclosed. The transparent resistive pressure sensor may include a flexible pressure substrate, a pressure electrode layer, an elastic dielectric spacer with microstructure, a transparent pressure-sensitive composite layer composed of a transparent polymer dielectric matrix and a conductive one-dimensional nanomaterial oriented substantially in a thickness direction of the transparent pressure-sensitive composite layer, a support electrode layer, and a support substrate, where the elastic dielectric spacer with microstructure may include a transparent elastic dielectric film and a plurality of size-varied straight holes penetrating through the transparent elastic dielectric film in a thickness direction of the transparent elastic dielectric film.

Abstract: A system for measuring a change in the force applied along an orthogonal z-axis at an x-y coordinate in an x-y coordinate plane of a pressure receiving surface of a resistive pressure sensing device. The system is capable of detecting small discrete pressure changes at the x-y coordinate location through measurement of a change in a conducted electrical signal caused by a discrete change in the resistance between two electrode layers of the resistive pressure sensing device, at least one of which is patterned to have a conductive path made up of discrete conductive lines separated by insulating gaps.

Abstract: A color optical tomography system with fluorescence capabilities includes a light emitting array having a plurality of light emitting elements, a sample module, and a light sensing array including a plurality of light sensing elements, wherein the light sensing array is configured to sense light emitted from the light emitting array which has passed through the sample module. Light emitting elements emitting in the visible and UV ranges can comprise light emitting diodes (LEDs), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic light emitting transistors (OLETs), and/or other optoelectronic devices. The light sensing array can comprise for example organic light sensing devices, photodiodes, phototransistors, a CMOS photodetector, and/or charge-coupled devices (CCI)s). The light emitting array and the light sensing array can he flat or curved.

Abstract: The present invention in one or more embodiments provides a method of forming an opening on a panel, the method including pressing in a first direction on the panel to form a protrusion with a tip portion, and cutting the protrusion with a force in a second direction to remove the tip portion to form the opening on the panel, the second direction being different from the first direction. The first direction may be a direction of gravity plus and minus up to 15 degrees. The second direction may be transverse to the first direction with an angle differential there-between of 75 to 105 degrees.

Abstract: An optical tomography system includes a light emitting array having a plurality of light emitting elements, a sample module, and a light sensing array including a plurality of light sensing elements, wherein the light sensing array is configured to sense light emitted from the light emitting array which has passed through the sample module. The light emitting elements can comprise for example light emitting diodes (LEDs), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), organic light emitting transistors (OLETs), and/or other optoelectronic devices. The light sensing array can comprise for example organic light sensing devices, photodiodes, phototransistors, a CMOS photodetector, and/or charge-coupled devices (CCDs). The light emitting array can be flat or curved, and the light sensing array can be flat or curved. The collection of measurement values can be overspecified, and a generalized inverse operation can be used to provide a solution to a resulting overspecified system of equations.

Abstract: An electronic imaging flow-microscope for remote environmental sensing, bioreactor process monitoring, and optical microscopic tomography applications is described. A fluid conduit has a port on each end of a thin flat transparent fluid transport region. A planar illumination surface contacts one flat side of the transparent fluid transport region and a planar image sensing surface contacts the other flat side. Light from the illumination surface travels through the transparent fluid transport region to the planar image sensing surface, producing a light field affected by the fluid and objects present. The planar image sensing surface creates electrical image signals responsive to the light field. The planar illumination surface can be light emitting elements such as LEDs, OLEDs, or OLET whose illumination can be sequenced in an image formation process. The flow microscope can further comprise flow-restricting valves, pumps, energy harvesting arrangements, and power management.

Abstract: The present invention in one or more embodiments provides a storage assembly for a vehicle with a storage platform, where the storage assembly includes a retaining part including a retaining portion, the retaining part being at least pivotably connected to the storage platform, and an elastic part connected with the retaining part such that the elastic part exerts a pulling force the retaining part toward a rear of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention in one or more embodiments provides a storage assembly for a vehicle with a storage platform, where the storage assembly includes a retaining part including a retaining portion, the retaining part being at least pivotably connected to the storage platform, and an elastic part connected with the retaining part such that the elastic part exerts a pulling force the retaining part toward a rear of the vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention in one or more embodiments provides a method of forming an opening on a panel, the method including pressing in a first direction on the panel to form a protrusion with a tip portion, and cutting the protrusion with a force in a second direction to remove the tip portion to form the opening on the panel, the second direction being different from the first direction. The first direction may be a direction of gravity plus and minus up to 15 degrees. The second direction may be transverse to the first direction with an angle differential there-between of 75 to 105 degrees.

Abstract: A fitting assembly is provided for a cable having a wire and a conduit configured for being anchored to a bracket. The fitting assembly includes an externally cylindrical body that has a first end with a flexible portion, a second end with a first outer diameter, and an intermediate externally-threaded portion with a second outer diameter, wherein the conduit is fixedly retained by the body and the flexible portion is configured to anchor the fitting assembly to the bracket. The fitting assembly also includes a coil spring having an internal diameter that is larger than the second outer diameter and smaller than the first outer diameter, and an internally-threaded cap configured to engage the intermediate portion. The coil spring and the cap are configured to pass over the first end toward the second end, such that the spring preloads the cap when the cap is engaged with the intermediate portion.

Abstract: A type of water soluble foam fire extinguishing composite material includes a foaming agent, sodium dodecyl benzene sulphonate (DBN), and water. Said sodium dodecyl benzene sulphonate (DBN) is a replacement for halogenated hydrocarbons, and exerts an extremely great effect on cooling and control of the intensity of a fire; because it has almost no effect on ozone in the stratosphere, it will not worsen global warming.

Abstract: A system that enables users to generate and manage forecasts through an integrated software tool. Forecast administrators are enabled to create forecast series data that define a forecast's structure and provide search criteria that is used in generating forecasts. These data also define who may participate in creating forecasts, and their relative position in an organization's hierarchy. Users are also enabled to enter a variety of forecast data that are stored by the system. Various forecast data are then retrieved corresponding to the user, applicable subordinates, and parameters defined by the forecast series. Users may then fine-tune their forecasts and submit their forecasts to their managers. The managers are enabled to adjust and roll up their subordinate's forecasts to produce their own forecasts. This process may be recursively applied while moving up through various layers of management defined by the organization's hierarchy.

Abstract: A wafer-level device fabrication process forms standing structures around emitting areas of multiple VCSELs. The standing structures can be shaped to hold ball lenses or other optical elements for respective VCSELs or can include platforms on which optical elements are formed. Ball lenses that are attached to the standing structures either during chip-level or wafer-level processes fit into the standing structures and are automatically aligned. Wafer level fabrication of optical elements can align the optical elements with accuracies associated with photolithographic processes. The optical elements can be formed using a molding or replication process, a printing method, or surface tension during a reflow of lithographically formed regions.

Abstract: A wafer-level device fabrication process forms standing structures around emitting areas of multiple VCSELs. The standing structures can be shaped to hold ball lenses or other optical elements for respective VCSELs or can include platforms on which optical elements are formed. Ball lenses that are attached to the standing structures either during chip-level or wafer-level processes fit into the standing structures and are automatically aligned. Wafer level fabrication of optical elements can align the optical elements with accuracies associated with photolithographic processes. The optical elements can be formed using a molding or replication process, a printing method, or surface tension during a reflow of lithographically formed regions.

Abstract: Systems and methods of passivating planar index-guided oxide vertical cavity surface emitting lasers (VCSELS) are described. These systems and methods address the unique susceptibility of these devices to damage that otherwise might be caused by moisture intrusion into the etch holes that are used to form the index-guiding confinement regions. In one aspect, the invention features a VCSEL that includes a vertical stack structure having a substantially planar top surface. The vertical stack structure includes a top mirror, a bottom mirror, and a cavity region that is disposed between the top mirror and the bottom mirror and includes an active light generation region. At least one of the top mirror and the bottom mirror has a layer with a peripheral region that is oxidized into an electrical insulator. The vertical stack structure defines an etched hole that extends from the substantially planar top surface to the oxidized peripheral region.