Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems and methods for nondestructive testing of material to predict oncoming failure thereof. For example, components and/or elements of various devices may be nondestructively tested to predict and/or prevent failure of such components and elements during operation. In some embodiments, the components and/or elements may be tested without removal thereof from systems or devices (e.g., a wing of an airplane may be tested for oncoming failure without removing the wing from the airplane).

Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems and methods for nondestructive testing of material to predict oncoming failure thereof. For example, components and/or elements of various devices may be nondestructively tested to predict and/or prevent failure of such components and elements during operation. In some embodiments, the components and/or elements may be tested without removal thereof from systems or devices (e.g., a wing of an airplane may be tested for oncoming failure without removing the wing from the airplane).

Abstract: Service delivery systems and methods are described. In one aspect, a service delivery system includes a set of tokens, a database, multiple terminals, and a service manager. Each of the tokens includes a respective token identifier. The database stores personal user profiles each of which is associated with a respective token identifier. The terminals are distributed about a selected locale. Each terminal has a reader that is operable to read token identifiers from tokens and a controller that is operable to transmit read token identifiers and context data identifying one or more conditions under which a token identifier is read through a network connection each time a token identifier is read. The service manager is connected to each of the terminals through a respective network connection and to the database.

Abstract: A composite overwrapped pressure vessel is provided which includes a composite overwrapping material including fibers disposed in a resin matrix. At least first and second kinds of fibers are used. These fibers typically have characteristics of high strength and high toughness to provide impact resistance with increased pressure handling capability and low weight. The fibers are applied to form a pressure vessel using wrapping or winding techniques with winding angles varied for specific performance characteristics. The fibers of different kinds are dispersed in a single layer of winding or wound in distinct separate layers. Layers of fabric comprised of such fibers are interspersed between windings for added strength or impact resistance. The weight percentages of the high toughness and high strength materials are varied to provide specified impact resistance characteristics. The resin matrix is formed with prepregnated fibers or through wet winding. The vessels are formed with or without liners.

Abstract: Service delivery systems and methods are described. In one aspect, a service delivery system includes a set of tokens, a database, multiple terminals, and a service manager. Each of the tokens includes a respective token identifier. The database stores personal user profiles each of which is associated with a respective token identifier. The terminals are distributed about a selected locale. Each terminal has a reader that is operable to read token identifiers from tokens and a controller that is operable to transmit read token identifiers and context data identifying one or more conditions under which a token identifier is read through a network connection each time a token identifier is read. The service manager is connected to each of the terminals through a respective network connection and to the database.

Abstract: Systems and processes for accommodating one or more addressed or nonaddressed digital content signals (such as according to SDI or MPEG), real time, near real time or otherwise, from a satellite, terrestrial network or local storage; decoding the content signals; storing, process and otherwise handling the signals in order to produce altered content such as local weather or sports content; and distributing the altered content, with or without encoding, in digital and/or analog format as desired, for display or to remote units such as end-user set top boxes in a cable television system or computer equipment on an information infrastructure such as the World Wide Web. Storage, processing and other handling of the content from these various sources to create content for output and distribution can be performed under the control of a host, program functionality within the system, or as otherwise desired.