Abstract: Biobased diisocyanates are bio-derived derived from biomass natural sources that include rosin acids. The biobased diisocyanates are of the formula 1, 2 or 3: where: R is an alkylene of from about 2 to about 12 carbon atoms, and R? is an alkyl group of from about 1 to about 12 carbon atoms.

Abstract: Examples provide a permission service for controlling service requests to web services. A permission controller monitors the number of active requests to a selected web service. When a permission request associated with the selected web service is received from a client, the permission service compares the current number of active requests to a per-service maximum threshold number of active requests. The permission controller maintains a per-threshold number of active requests customized for each web service. If the current request would exceed the threshold number if granted, the permission controller sends a denial with a random wait time to the client. The client resends the permission request on expiration of the wait time. The permission controller generates a different random wait time for each denial response. If the number of active requests is less than or equal to the threshold, the permission service grants permission to the client.

Abstract: A thermal structure for dissipating heat from a semiconductor substrate has a semiconductor substrate having an external surface which may be roughened. An optional base layer comprising aluminium is formed on top of the external surface by a cold spraying process, and a top layer comprising a matrix of copper and diamond is formed above the substrate, and above the base layer if present, by cold spraying a powder mixture of copper and diamond particles. The top layer is thereby created as a matrix of copper formed by the deformation of the copper particles on impact with the underlying surface and a dispersed phase comprising the diamond particles embedded within the copper matrix. The resulting structure has high thermal conductivity and a coefficient of thermal expansion that is well matched to the substrate, and eliminates the need for a thermal interface material or paste.

Abstract: A composition comprised of a component selected from the group consisting of a biobased bis-alkyl succinate and a biobased bis-alkyl sebacate, each derived, for example, from the esterification of biobased diacid such as succinic acid or sebacic acid, and a biobased alcohol and a biobased polyester.

Abstract: Distributed analytics system used to control the operation of at least one monitored system; the system includes an architect subsystem and an edge subsystem, wherein the edge subsystem comprises at least one edge processing device associated with at least one monitored system. The architect subsystem deploys at least one analytic model to an edge processing device based on characteristics of a monitored system associated with the edge processing device, the analytic model to be used by the edge processing device to provide control signals to a monitored system; and, receives information related to the monitored system from the edge processing device, the information utilized by the architect subsystem to modify the analytic model deployed to the at least one edge processing device to improve system performance of the monitored system.

Abstract: A polyurethane elastomer composition of (a) an organic diisocyanate, (b) a polyester resin; (c) a chain extender comprised of a polyhydric alcohol, (d) a crosslinker, (e) a plasticizer, (f) a surfactant, (g) a blowing or foaming agent, and (h) an optional dye; and where the elastomer has, for example, a hardness value of, for example, from about 20 Asker C to about 60 Asker C, a tensile strength of, for example, from about 1 MPa to about 10 MPa, a resilience of, for example, from about 30 percent to about 60 percent, an elongation at break of from about 150 percent to about 700 percent, and a tear strength of, for example, from about 2 Newtons/millimeters2 to about 4 Newtons/millimeters2.

Abstract: A polyurethane elastomer composition of (a) an organic diisocyanate, (b) a polyester resin; (c) a chain extender comprised of a polyhydric alcohol, (d) a crosslinker, (e) a plasticizer, (f) a surfactant, (g) a blowing or foaming agent, and (h) an optional dye; and where the elastomer has, for example, a hardness value of, for example, from about 20 Asker C to about 60 Asker C, a tensile strength of, for example, from about 1 MPa to about 10 MPa, a resilience of, for example, from about 30 percent to about 60 percent, an elongation at break of from about 150 percent to about 700 percent, and a tear strength of, for example, from about 2 Newtons/millimeters2 to about 4 Newtons/millimeters2.

Abstract: The present invention provides, inter alia, a process for producing a compound of Formula (I): wherein A1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein. The present invention further provides intermediate compounds utilised in said process, and methods for producing said intermediate compounds.

Abstract: The present invention provides, inter alia, a process for producing a compound of Formula (I): wherein A1, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5 and R6 are as defined herein. The present invention further provides intermediate compounds utilised in said process, and methods for producing said intermediate compounds.

Abstract: A method of modifying the surface of an electrical or electronic device. The method has the steps of: placing the electrical or electronic device in a processing chamber; reducing the pressure in the processing chamber; applying a surface modification process within the processing chamber; wherein the electrical or electronic device comprises a screen (150), said screen comprising first and second layers (154, 156) separated by an air gap (172), and an air vent (196, 198) providing fluid communication between the air gap and the exterior of the electrical or electronic device, such that a reduction in pressure in the processing chamber results in a reduction in pressure in the air gap.

Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for producing a bid price for a service or a good. The apparatus is configured to determine market pricing of an offering derivable from a labor pricing model to estimate a cost of a service, or derivable from a bill of materials model to estimate a cost of a good; determine strategic pricing of the offering derivable from a likelihood of an action being taken and a magnitude of pricing change if that action occurs; determine a competitor evaluation of the offering capturing a view of a customer towards each competitive offering along factors that may incorporate factors beyond solely cost; and aggregate the market pricing, the strategic pricing, and the competitor evaluation to produce a bid price for the offering to win a competition within a confidence interval.

Abstract: A communication system and method that provides predictive and prescriptive analytics for a system running at an edge. In one embodiment, the communication system includes an architect subsystem configured to build, test and deploy a model based on sensor characteristics of the system. The sensor characteristics are from at least one of an operator input, a historical input, a specification input, and a subject-matter expert input. The communication system also includes an edge subsystem configured to receive said model and perform predictive and prescriptive analytics on sensor data from said system running on said model deployed at said edge.

Abstract: A filter apparatus for filtering a stream of gas. The cartridge has an upper part and a lower part. The upper part is joined to the lower part by a connection. The filter cartridge supports a filter element. The filter cartridge has a resilient connection arrangement for connecting the filter cartridge to a bowl of a filter apparatus. The filter apparatus has a head, a bowl connectable to and sealable relative to said head, and the filter cartridge.

Abstract: A process for improving the efficiency of a steam power generation plant, the process providing utilizing steam or water from a steam cycle of a steam power plant; and supplying a steam cycle treatment to the steam cycle, thereby generating a hydrophobic coating within the steam cycle.

Abstract: Methods and systems for a materials handling vehicle comprising a processor and a sensor to record warehouse features. The processor is configured to generate and extract features from sensor data, create a factor graph (FG) including a sensor extrinsics node (e0), and generate an initial vehicle node (v0), initial sensor frame node (c0), and initial sensor feature node (f0) that comprises a selected extracted feature associated with c0 and v0 in an initial data association. A subsequent vehicle node (v1) is generated based on an accumulated odometry amount, and a subsequent sensor frame node (c1) is generated and associated with e0, v1, and one of f0 or a subsequent sensor feature node (f1) in a subsequent data association. The FG is optimized to provide a sensor calibration output based on the data associations, and the vehicle is navigated based on the sensor calibration output.

Abstract: The present invention provides compositions comprising loline alkaloids including pesticidal compositions, methods of producing the compositions and uses of the compositions including uses as control agents. Methods for the control of pests, including plant or animal pests, for the enhancement of plant growth or reproduction, and treatment and prevention of insect infection and infestation, for example in plants or animals, are also provided.

Abstract: A thermal structure for dissipating heat from a semiconductor substrate has a semiconductor substrate having an external surface which may be roughened. An optional base layer comprising aluminium is formed on top of the external surface by a cold spraying process, and a top layer comprising a matrix of copper and diamond is formed above the substrate, and above the base layer if en present, by cold spraying a powder mixture of copper and diamond particles. The top layer is thereby created as a matrix of copper formed by the deformation of the copper particles on impact with the underlying surface and a dispersed phase comprising the diamond particles embedded within the copper matrix. The resulting structure has high thermal conductivity and a coefficient of thermal expansion that is well matched to the substrate, and eliminates the need for a thermal interface material or paste.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous carbohydrate based binder composition, comprising a carbohydrate component and an amine component, wherein the carbohydrate component comprises one or more pentose sugars, as well as to a method of its production.

Abstract: A method is disclosed of determining the properties of a fluid body in the form of a surface-attached droplet/bubble. A data set is stored describing a plurality of droplets/bubbles of different shapes, in which each shape is captured as a combination of two or more linear dimensional measurements. For each shape the data set includes one or more parameters describing the relationship between the physical properties of a pair of fluids capable of forming that shape as a surface-attached droplet/bubble disposed in a surrounding fluid medium. A fluid body is provided in the form of a surface-attached droplet/bubble and a plurality of linear dimensional measurements are taken and are provided as an input to a processing apparatus. The processing apparatus determines from the data set the one or more parameters associated with the shape described by said linear dimensional measurements. In particular the surface tension of a fluid can be found in this way based on simple dimensional measurements.

Abstract: A system and method process atomic instructions. A processor system includes a load store unit (LSU), first and second registers, a memory interface, and a main memory. In response to a load link (LL) instruction, the LSU loads first data from memory into the first register and sets an LL bit (LLBIT) to indicate a sequence of atomic instructions is being executed. The LSU further loads second data from memory into the second register in response to a load (LD) instruction. The LSU places a value of the second register into the memory interface in response to a store conditional coupled (SCX) instruction. When the LLBIT is set and in response to a store (SC) instruction, the LSU places a value of the second register into the memory interface and commits the first and second register values in the memory interface into the main memory when the LLBIT is set.