Abstract: An armrest assembly and method of manufacturing, which may comprise an armrest structure including an integral outer flange extending around essentially an entire periphery of the armrest structure, an integral web extending within the integral outer flange, an integral boss extending laterally from the integral web coaxial with a pivoting axis of the armrest, and integral stiffening ribs extending laterally from the integral web, between the integral outer flange.

Abstract: A connector retention clip is disclosed. The connector retention clip can include a connector housing having a plurality of connector walls defining a connector opening operable to receive a coupled receptacle and plug connector therein. The plurality of connector walls can include a receptacle end wall and a plug end wall operable to extend about ends of the receptacle and plug, respectively, to provide a mechanical barrier preventing uncoupling of the coupled receptacle and plug connector. In addition, the connector retention clip can include a cable housing extending from the connector housing. The cable housing can have at least one cable wall defining a cable opening operable to receive a cable therein that extends from the coupled receptacle and plug connector.

Abstract: A system for monitoring advertisements has a security camera and sensor that are positioned to monitor an area surrounding the advertising structure with the advertisement. The camera and sensor can be controlled by a control module. The control module can activate the camera in response to receiving a signal from the sensor indicating activity in the area surrounding the advertising structure. The camera can capture images of the area surrounding the advertising structure and provide the images to the control module. The control module can then provide the images to a server for access by a user.

Abstract: A connector retention clip is disclosed. The connector retention clip can include a connector housing having a plurality of connector walls defining a connector opening operable to receive a coupled receptacle and plug connector therein. The plurality of connector walls can include a receptacle end wall and a plug end wall operable to extend about ends of the receptacle and plug, respectively, to provide a mechanical barrier preventing uncoupling of the coupled receptacle and plug connector. In addition, the connector retention clip can include a cable housing extending from the connector housing. The cable housing can have at least one cable wall defining a cable opening operable to receive a cable therein that extends from the coupled receptacle and plug connector.

Abstract: A mobile tablet gun system interchangeably attaches and electronically couples a mobile tablet device to a base form factor through a base mount universal receiver with rotational coupling and electrical communication, allowing conversion of the mobile tablet device from a portrait mode to a landscape mode without operational delay. The base form factor has a bar code scanner and bar code scanner interface PCB activated by a trigger, in communication with the mobile tablet device. The mobile tablet device includes mobile application software and a Primary Printed Circuit Board (PCB) for processing commands for running real-time custom retail applications, system applications and firmware executable on an operating system. A USB payment card reader supports MSR and EMV payment card readers. POS transactions and real-time daily store-level inventory management functions are carried out, including physical inventory, cycle counting, inventory receiving, store transfers, returns, and re-ticketing.

Abstract: A points of sale (POS) docking station for interchangeably attaching and electronically coupling a mobile tablet gun system to a base form factor. An upper housing assembly is provided with a tablet cradle enclosure having a secondary printed circuit board (PCB1) for interchangeably mounting and electronically communicating with the mobile tablet. A lower housing assembly is rotationally connected to the upper housing assembly and includes a bar code scanner and a primary printed circuit board (PCB2). A secondary display screen is provided that is activated “on” when it is rotated over and parallel to the tablet cradle enclosure and turned “off” when rotated down and perpendicular to the tablet cradle enclosure. The secondary printed circuit board (PCB1) connected to the primary printed circuit board (PCB2) through a custom interface cable operable to facilitate electrical communication between the POS docking station and the mobile tablet gun system without operational delay.

Abstract: A system for monitoring advertisements has a security camera and sensor that are positioned to monitor an area surrounding the advertising structure with the advertisement. The camera and sensor can be controlled by a control module. The control module can activate the camera in response to receiving a signal from the sensor indicating activity in the area surrounding the advertising structure. The camera can capture images of the area surrounding the advertising structure and provide the images to the control module. The control module can then provide the images to a server for access by a user.

Abstract: A system for monitoring advertisements has a security camera and sensor that are positioned to monitor an area surrounding the advertising structure with the advertisement. The camera and sensor can be controlled by a control module. The control module can activate the camera in response to receiving a signal from the sensor indicating activity in the area surrounding the advertising structure. The camera can capture images of the area surrounding the advertising structure and provide the images to the control module. The control module can then provide the images to a server for access by a user.

Abstract: A points of sale (POS) docking station for interchangeably attaching and electronically coupling a mobile tablet gun system to a base form factor. An upper housing assembly is provided with a tablet cradle enclosure having a secondary printed circuit board (PCB1) for interchangeably mounting and electronically communicating with the mobile tablet. A lower housing assembly is rotationally connected to the upper housing assembly and includes a bar code scanner and a primary printed circuit board (PCB2). A secondary display screen is provided that is activated “on” when it is rotated over and parallel to the tablet cradle enclosure and turned “off” when rotated down and perpendicular to the tablet cradle enclosure. The secondary printed circuit board (PCB1) connected to the primary printed circuit board (PCB2) through a custom interface cable operable to facilitate electrical communication between the POS docking station and the mobile tablet gun system without operational delay.

Abstract: One or more water- and oil-porous containers or sacks are made of a pair of mesh sheets affixed together and stiffened around their perimeter. The sacks can be partially filled with a multitude of tubular bodies made of an oil-entrapping polymer, which have their longest dimension parallel to an axial hole. A preferred material is composed of a combination of SBS and EPDM, formed by an extrusion technique, to create highly fissured generally cylindrical bodies. The sacks may be deployed in areas where oil is floating on water, such as where oil has spilled from tankers on oceans, seas, lakes, or rivers. When the bodies are afloat, oily water can pass through the axial holes of and around the bodies, maximizing the surface area contacted by the oil and minimizing gel blocking. After a time sufficient for the bodies in the sacks to adsorb oil, the sacks can be collected. Various deployment and collection methods are disclosed.

Abstract: One of the exemplary filter systems described includes a bracket and a filter module that can be suspended from the bracket by a plurality of flexible supports. The bracket can support the filter system beneath the grate of a storm drain without the need for the filter system to be attached to the grate. The grate can be lifted out of the storm drain separately from the filter unit, which allows the filter system to be lifted without the added weight of the grate. When the grate has been lifted out of the way, a suitable fastener structure can be attached to the bracket of the filter system to make the use of mechanical lifting devices more convenient. The bracket can be manufactured to known dimensions, or it can be offered from among a set of brackets that are pre-configured for known storm drain dimensions or as a standard bracket that can be modified to fit the dimensions of a particular storm drain.

Abstract: A process for forming an oil-sorbent composition of matter with bound combinations of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) utilizes a low-temperature extrusion process. The SBS, or both materials, may be in the form of multitudes of granules. In certain preferred embodiments, the combination is 10-30% by weight and the SBS is about 30% styrene and manufactured without talc. The composition of matter can be extruded into a solid, compliant body for use in a product for absorbing oil. The material can be extruded, in one preferred embodiment, into an extended cylinder body having an axial hole.

Abstract: An oil-sorbent composition of matter has bound combinations of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM). The SBS, or both materials, may be in the form of multitudes of granules. In certain preferred embodiments, the combination is 10-30% by weight and the SBS is about 30% styrene and manufactured without talc. The composition of matter can be formed into a solid, compliant body and utilized in a product for absorbing oil. The body can be formed, in one preferred embodiment, into an extended cylinder having an axial hole.

Abstract: A process for forming an oil-sorbent composition of matter with bound combinations of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM) utilizes a low-temperature extrusion process. The SBS, or both materials, may be in the form of multitudes of granules. In certain preferred embodiments, the combination is 10-30% by weight and the SBS is about 30% styrene and manufactured without talc. The composition of matter can be extruded into a solid, compliant body for use in a product for absorbing oil. The material can be extruded, in one preferred embodiment, into an extended cylinder body having an axial hole.

Abstract: One of the exemplary filter systems described includes a bracket and a filter module that can be suspended from the bracket by a plurality of flexible supports. The bracket can support the filter system beneath the grate of a storm drain without the need for the filter system to be attached to the grate. The grate can be lifted out of the storm drain separately from the filter unit, which allows the filter system to be lifted without the added weight of the grate. When the grate has been lifted out of the way, a suitable fastener structure can be attached to the bracket of the filter system to make the use of mechanical lifting devices more convenient. The bracket can be manufactured to known dimensions, or it can be offered from among a set of brackets that are pre-configured for known storm drain dimensions or as a standard bracket that can be modified to fit the dimensions of a particular storm drain.

Abstract: A polymer alloy and method of making same comprising a block copolymer thermoplastic elastomer comprising a microscopic porosity rapidly plasticized by environmental contaminants and a binder of a polymer or copolymer, the binder binding block copolymer particles while preserving the microscopic porosity and providing a macroscopic porosity to allow fluid penetration. The block copolymer preferably comprises styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) triblock copolymer, styrene-butadiene (SB) diblock copolymer, or styrene-isoprene-styrene (SIS) triblock copolymer, or a combination thereof, and the binder preferably comprises styrene-ethylene-butadiene (SEB) terpolymer, ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) terpolymer, ethylene-propylene (EPR) copolymer, or styrene-butene butadiene (SBB) terpolymer, or a combination thereof. Most preferably the block copolymer comprises styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) triblock copolymer and the binder comprises ethylene-propylene-diene monomer (EPDM) terpolymer.

Abstract: One of the exemplary filter systems described includes a bracket and a filter module that can be suspended from the bracket by a plurality of flexible supports. The bracket can support the filter system beneath the grate of a storm drain without the need for the filter system to be attached to the grate. The grate can be lifted out of the storm drain separately from the filter unit, which allows the filter system to be lifted without the added weight of the grate. When the grate has been lifted out of the way, a suitable fastener structure can be attached to the bracket of the filter system to make the use of mechanical lifting devices more convenient. The bracket can be manufactured to known dimensions, or it can be offered from among a set of brackets that are pre-configured for known storm drain dimensions or as a standard bracket that can be modified to fit the dimensions of a particular storm drain.

Abstract: An oil-sorbent composition of matter has bound combinations of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM). The SBS, or both materials, may be in the form of multitudes of granules. In certain preferred embodiments, the combination is 10-30% by weight and the SBS is about 30% styrene and manufactured without talc. The composition of matter can be formed into a solid, compliant body and utilized in a product for absorbing oil. The body can be formed, in one preferred embodiment, into an extended cylinder having an axial hole.

Abstract: An oil-sorbent composition of matter has bound combinations of styrene-butadiene-styrene (SBS) and ethylene propylene diene monomer (EPDM). The SBS, or both materials, may be in the form of multitudes of granules. In certain preferred embodiments, the combination is 10-30% by weight and the SBS is about 30% styrene and manufactured without talc. The composition of matter can be formed into a solid, compliant body and utilized in a product for absorbing oil. The body can be formed, in one preferred embodiment, into an extended cylinder having an axial hole.

Abstract: A modular insert for curb-inlet storm drains creates a composite collection system for trash and for oil or other hydrocarbons and related chemicals. A hopper contains a multitude of irregular, macroscopic fragments of a hydrophobic, compliant, oil-absorbent, copolymer material having high surface area. Preferably, the material is formed with a binder in a novel extrusion process. The fragments absorb and retain permanently a high quantity of oil and other chemicals passing through the hopper, while permitting a high water flow-through rate. The fragments are held in place by a removable bottom plate, which allows replacement of the filtering fragments, and an internal basket. Trash and debris are collected in the internal basket. The hopper is configured to be suspended in a storm drain adjacent to a curb inlet on a bracket and can be installed or serviced through a conventional manhole entry. The hopper has a side cutout that permit lateral overflow from one of the modular units to an adjacent one.