Abstract: An apparatus and method for preventing intrusion into a splice closure includes a pair of end wall plates, a first housing plate and a second housing plate affixed to an outer casing of the splice closure. Each end wall plate includes two or more end wall segments made of a formable metal and having a plurality of finger-shaped extensions that are bendable to conform to the contour of an end wall of the splice closure and around any cable(s) entering or exiting the splice closure. The first housing plate is made of a metal and pre-formed to conform to the contour of a first housing half of the outer casing of the splice closure. The second housing plate is made of a metal and pre-formed to conform to the contour of a second housing half of the outer casing of the splice closure. The first and second housing plates may be separable along a centerline of symmetry for use with an extended-length splice closure.

Abstract: A method for routing a call associated with a private dialing plan includes receiving a call directed to a destination endpoint associated with a private dialing plan (PDP), receiving an internal egress path identifier associated with the destination endpoint, and routing the call to an egress path identified by the egress path identifier.

Abstract: In a method of operating a liquid crystal device having a liquid crystal composition with smectic-A properties, a first waveform is applied to optically clear the device so that it is substantially transparent to visible light and a second waveform is applied to disorder the material of the liquid crystal composition to afford a strongly light-scattering state. The first waveform has a higher frequency than the second, waveform, and the method comprises applying a modified waveform to partially clear at least a portion of the device from the light-scattering state.

Abstract: A recoil pad having a pad in which the elastomer contains a plurality of pockets having one or more pocket characteristics adjustable over the entirety or portions of the pad to achieve recoil pad characteristics which can be incrementally variably matched to the recoil energy characteristics and recoil energy transfer characteristics of a particular target stock.

Abstract: Methods and systems for routing a call including a destination number associated with a PDP including a routing engine operable to route the call to a PDP call resolution server, and a first switch operable to receive an egress path identifier and a PDP telephone number from the PDP call resolution server, the egress path identifier identifying an egress path for routing the call to a destination endpoint associated with the destination number, and the PDP telephone number identifying a selected PDP destination endpoint and a second switch operable to receive the call based on the egress path identifier and route the call to the selected PDP destination endpoint using the PDP telephone number.

Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system and the user device include functionality for providing upgrade-related items to the user device in a transparent manner. The item-providing system and the user device also include testing functionality.

Abstract: A system and method for processing natural gas produced from a subsea well is disclosed. The system includes a subsea processing system configured, in use, to receive a natural gas produced from a subsea well, separate free and condensable liquids comprising water and, optionally, liquid hydrocarbons therefrom, and produce a dry single phase gas. The system also includes a surface production facility having a processing system located thereon for processing the free and condensable liquids separated in the subsea processing system and one or more risers for transporting the separated free and condensable liquids to the processing system on the surface production facility. The dry single phase gas produced in the subsea processing system is transported to an onshore production facility via a subsea pipeline. The subsea processing system operates at high pressure and the processing system on the surface production facility operates at low pressure.

Abstract: We describe a LCOS (liquid crystal on silicon) telecommunications light beam routing device, the device comprising: an optical input; a plurality of optical outputs; a LCOS spatial light modulator (SLM) in an optical path between said input and said output, for displaying a kinoform; a data processor, coupled to said SLM, configured to provide kinoform data for displaying said kinoform on said SLM; wherein said kinoform data defines a kinoform which routes a beam from said optical input to a selected said optical output; wherein said data processor is configured to input routing data defining said selected optical output and to calculate said kinoform data for routing said beam responsive to said routing data; and wherein said data processor is configured to calculate said kinoform data by: determining an initial phase pattern for said kinoform; calculating a replay field of said phase pattern; modifying an amplitude component of said replay field to represent a target replay field for said beam routing, reta

Abstract: Signals representing local events and/or state are captured at a mobile device and utilized by a machine learning system to recognize patterns of user behaviors and make predictions to automatically launch an application, initiate within-application activities, or perform other actions. The local signals may include, for example, location information such as geofence crossings; alarm settings; use of network connections like Wi-Fi, cellular, and Bluetooth®; device state such as battery level, charging status, and lock screen state; device movement indicating that the device user may be driving, walking, running, or stationary; audio routing such as headphones being used; telemetry data from other devices; and application state including launches and within-application activities. A feedback loop is supported in which the machine learning system may utilize feedback from the user as part of a learning process to adapt and tune the system's predictions to improve the relevance of the predictions.

Abstract: This invention is in the area of improved anti-aP2 antibodies and antigen binding agents, and compositions thereof, which target the lipid chaperone aP2/FABP4 (referred to as “aP2”) for use in treating disorders such as diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, and/or cancer, among others. In one aspect, improved treatments for aP2 mediated disorders are disclosed in which serum aP2 is targeted and the biological activity of aP2 is neutralized or modulated using low-binding affinity aP2 monoclonal antibodies, providing lower fasting blood glucose levels, improved systemic glucose metabolism, increased systemic insulin sensitivity, reduced fat mass, reduced liver steatosis, reduced cardiovascular disease and/or a reduced risk of developing cardiovascular disease.

Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. In one illustrative case, the item-providing system delivers user-supplied items to the user device based on a protocol.

Abstract: In a driver for a smectic-A composition liquid crystal panel, the driver forms a resonant circuit operable to oscillate at resonant frequency for ordering the smectic-A liquid crystal composition of the panel.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for controlling data transfer between a data providing device and an aircraft equipment. The method includes operating in a device mode, wherein the device mode allows the transfer of data between the data providing device and a storage medium of an intermediate device and disallows the transfer of data between the aircraft equipment and the storage medium. The method also includes operating in an avionics mode, wherein the avionics mode allows the transfer of data between the aircraft equipment and the storage medium and disallows the transfer of data between the data providing device and the storage medium. Furthermore, the method includes no more than one of operating in the device mode or operating in the avionics mode occurring at any particular time.

Abstract: A system and method for subsea cooling a wellhead gas containing components separable by dewpoint condensation to produce a single phase dew-pointed gas for pipeline transport is disclosed. The system includes a first cooling apparatus configured in use to cool the wellhead gas in direct or indirect heat exchange relation with ambient seawater to a first temperature marginally above ambient seawater temperature to condense liquids comprising one or more hydrocarbons other than methane and at least partially condense water in the wellhead gas. The system also includes a first separator to separate the condensed liquids and water from the cooled gas and a means to add a hydrate inhibitor into the separated cooled gas.

Abstract: A process for cleaning melt processing equipment used to compound, mold and/or extrude a polymeric resin includes supplying to the melt processing equipment a particulate purge material comprising polyethylene having a viscosity number from 300 to 3,500 ml/g and an average particle size, d50, from 50 to 1000 micron, heating the melt processing equipment to a temperature sufficient to allow the purge material to be extruded through the equipment, and running the equipment to extrude the purge material while cleaning the melt processing equipment.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for preventing intrusion into a splice closure. The apparatus includes a pair of end wall plates, a first housing plate and a second housing plate affixed to an outer casing of the splice closure. Each end wall plate includes two or more end wall segments made of a formable metal and having a plurality of finger-shaped extensions that are bendable to conform to the contour of an end wall of the splice closure and around any cable(s) entering or exiting the splice closure. The first housing plate is made of a metal and pre-formed to conform to the contour of a first housing half of the outer casing of the splice closure. The second housing plate is made of a metal and pre-formed to conform to the contour of a second housing half of the outer casing of the splice closure. The first and second housing plates may be separable along a centerline of symmetry for use with an extended-length splice closure.

Abstract: The invention relates to optical beam steering. There is described an optical beam steering apparatus, comprising: a splitter arranged to split an optical beam into at least a first part having a first polarization and a second part having a second polarization, said first and second polarizations being substantially mutually orthogonal; a first liquid crystal device region arranged to receive said first part and to have director orientation substantially aligned to said first polarization; and a second liquid crystal device region arranged to receive said second part and to have director orientation substantially aligned to said second polarization.

Abstract: An item-providing system supplies items to a user device for consumption at the user device via communication infrastructure. The device may correspond to a book reader device or other type of device. The item-providing system uses a content delivery module to deliver the items to the user device.