Abstract: An electrostatic concentrator for use in radon detection, comprising of a plastic sheet having conductive electrodes patterned onto the surface. The sheet is patterned and cut in such a way that it can be assembled into a three-dimensional shape (e.g. a cone), such that when a voltage is applied to the electrodes an electrostatic field is created for propelling radon progeny towards a sensor on which it can be detected.

Abstract: A method for redeeming multiple digital offers with a digital code is provided. The method includes retrieving one or more consumer identification values, forming an offer for the consumer, the offer including a digital incentive associated with a product or service of interest for the consumer, and creating, in a persistent record, an offer monitor to update the offer for the consumer and include the offer, the offers associated with multiple products and services of interest for the consumer. The persistent record includes multiple offers for the consumer and is stored at a network address associated with the consumer. The method also includes associating a digital code with the persistent record, and integrating the persistent record with a wallet application installed in the user device. A system and a non-transitory, computer-readable medium storing instructions to cause the system to perform the above method are also provided.

Abstract: Continued and precise operation of an agricultural implement exists even where a subsystem, such as a GPS receiver, wireless communicator, a sensor, or the like, fails, falters, or is otherwise unusable. Data is continually tracked to the extent possible during failure or faltering and is temporarily stored. The temporary data is later stitched or otherwise harmonized with historical data once the failing system is repaired or otherwise once again available. During failure or faltering, views, and even mapped views, of historical and real-time data are displayed. Predicted or anticipated data can be included within these views or can even be used when stitching.

Abstract: Techniques are provided herein for modifying content playback between user devices (e.g., moving the content playback from one device to another). State information may be obtained by a content management engine, the state information describing aspects of historical content streaming corresponding to a plurality of user devices associated with a user profile. A streaming request can be received from a user device. The content to be streamed can be selected by the content management engine based at least in part on the state information. In some embodiments, the playback device is also selected based on the state information. A streaming request is transmitted from the content management engine to a service provider to effectuate the content being streamed to the selected playback device. These techniques enable a user to push or pull content to or from one device to another.

Abstract: Provided herein are methods and compositions for community-based screening of polymicrobial infections for the selection and administration of antibiotics and antibiotic combinations for treating infections associated with diseases such as cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic sinus infections. The methods and compositions of this disclosure are advantageous in the sense that antibiotic effectiveness is assessed with respect to a community of microbes rather than a single microbial population, thus reflecting more accurately the in vivo disease environment and enabling the identification of beneficial antimicrobial therapeutics even when the primary bacterial strain shows antibiotic resistance.

Abstract: A ventilation device is supported in at a ventilation opening in a fabric panel of a building in which the fabric panel is supported under tension across a frame. The device includes a lower frame and an intermediate frame with respective flanges that receive a perimeter edge of the fabric panel about the ventilation opening therebetween. A cover is joined to the frames so as to prevent precipitation entering the frame opening while providing exterior ventilation from the ventilation opening of the building through one or more exterior openings in the cover.

Abstract: An earbud storage apparatus may include a main body configured to receive a set of earbuds therein. The apparatus may further include a lid configured to enclose the earbuds within the main body, where a profile of the lid includes a circular arc. The apparatus may also include a bar attached to the main body, where the bar is rotatable between a first position and a second position relative to the main body about a rotation axis, and where a surface of the bar that faces the rotation axis is adjacent to and moves along the circular arc of the profile of the lid during rotation of the bar.

Abstract: An earbud storage apparatus may include a main body configured to receive a set of earbuds therein. The apparatus may further include a lid configured to enclose the earbuds within the main body, where a profile of the lid includes a circular arc. The apparatus may also include a bar attached to the main body, where the bar is rotatable between a first position and a second position relative to the main body about a rotation axis, and where a surface of the bar that faces the rotation axis is adjacent to and moves along the circular arc of the profile of the lid during rotation of the bar.

Abstract: A mobile device screen protector installation system includes a screen protector and a screen protector application tool. The screen protector application tool has a width extending from a first side to a second side, and a passageway extending from the first side to the second side. The screen protector application tool includes a first device alignment profile on the first side and a second device alignment profile on the second side. The first device alignment profile has a different shape than the second device alignment profile.

Abstract: An electrostatic concentrator for use in radon detection, comprising of a plastic sheet having conductive electrodes patterned onto the surface. The sheet is patterned and cut in such a way that it can be assembled into a three-dimensional shape (e.g. a cone), such that when a voltage is applied to the electrodes an electrostatic field is created for propelling radon progeny towards a sensor on which it can be detected.

Abstract: A ventilation device is supported in at a ventilation opening in a fabric panel of a building in which the fabric panel is supported under tension across a frame. The device includes a lower frame and an intermediate frame with respective flanges that receive a perimeter edge of the fabric panel about the ventilation opening therebetween. A cover is joined to the frames so as to prevent precipitation entering the frame opening while providing exterior ventilation from the ventilation opening of the building through one or more exterior openings in the cover.

Abstract: A wall system for forming a weather enclosure across a building opening in the frame of a building includes a flexible sheet of flexible material, a first rigid frame member secured across a first end of the flexible sheet, and a second rigid frame member secured across the flexible sheet in proximity to an opposing second end of the sheet. The first rigid frame remember is fixedly mounted on the building frame. A tensioning assembly is operatively connected between the second rigid frame member and the building frame so as to apply tension in the longitudinal direction to a portion of the flexible sheet. The tensioning between rigid frame members spanning across opposing ends of the sheet ensures that the sheet can be supported under significant tension throughout the sheet to enable the sheet to withstand considerable wind and precipitation loads.

Abstract: A cooler including a container comprising a linear low-density polyethylene and a glow-in-the-dark additive, a lid comprising the linear low-density polyethylene and the glow-in-the-dark additive and coupleable to the container, each of the container and the lid including an insulation layer, and the glow-in-the-dark additive emitting light when exposed to an external electromagnetic radiation source. A method includes rotomolding a cooler comprising a linear low-density polyethylene polymer and a glow-in-the-dark additive. A method of using a cooler comprising a linear low-density polyethylene polymer and a glow-in-the-dark additive includes exposing the cooler to an external electromagnetic radiation source and removing the cooler from the source, and illuminating the surrounding area with the cooler.

Abstract: A cooler including a container comprising a linear low-density polyethylene and a glow-in-the-dark additive, a lid comprising the linear low-density polyethylene and the glow-in-the-dark additive and coupleable to the container, each of the container and the lid including an insulation layer, and the glow-in-the-dark additive emitting light when exposed to an external electromagnetic radiation source. A method includes rotomolding a cooler comprising a linear low-density polyethylene polymer and a glow-in-the-dark additive. A method of using a cooler comprising a linear low-density polyethylene polymer and a glow-in-the-dark additive includes exposing the cooler to an external electromagnetic radiation source and removing the cooler from the source, and illuminating the surrounding area with the cooler.

Abstract: The head gasket for internal combustion engines may be used to seal cylinders between a cylinder block and a cylinder head. A head gasket may have multiple holes formed therein. An edge of a cylinder hole in the head gasket may have an annular groove formed therein. A ring may be disposed in the annular groove.

Abstract: The seal for the head gaskets of internal combustion engines may be a bead seal of material that may be elastic, resistant to compression and deformable under pressure. The bead seal may be attached around the holes in a malleable copper head gasket on each side of the head gasket. The bead seals on each side of a selected hole may be at different distances from the hole.