Abstract: A magazine assembly for a firearm and a related method are disclosed. The assembly has a magazine housing defining a track, and a follower assembly. The magazine housing is configured to constrain a cartridge as the cartridge is moved within the magazine assembly such that majority of a proximal surface area of the cartridge does not contact the magazine housing, and a distal tip of the cartridge does not contact the magazine housing.

Abstract: Among other features, a time series of values of an electrical parameter of an electrical system of a vehicle is accessed. An event or a state of the vehicle is determined based on the time series of values of the electrical parameter. The event or state is communicated to an occupant of the vehicle or to a third party.

Abstract: An accessory mounting interface for a firearm, and a related method, are disclosed. The interface has a firearm accessory, a first elongated fastener, and a second fastener rotationally mated to the first elongated fastener. The first elongated fastener has right-handed threading and is arranged through a through hole in the firearm accessory with a first end extending below first and second halves of a first slot protrusion of the firearm accessory. The second fastener has a length greater than a width, the length measured along a longitudinal axis of the second fastener, the second fastener having a plurality of straight edges. At least one of the plurality of straight edges prevents the second fastener from rotating further than a closed position when the at least one of the straight edges abuts a sidewall of an elongated slot in the firearm.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed facilitating an electronic resource distribution by embedding a short-range wireless tag in a resource distribution request that stores instructions for processing the resource distribution in a fully electronic processing flow. As such, the resource distribution request holder is capable of processing the request without issuing a resource distribution document to the resource requester. In additional embodiments of the invention, the short-range wireless tag further stores instructions for arranging subsequent resource distributions to the resource requester to occur without the need for the resource requester to present a resource request document.

Abstract: Among other things, information generated by sensors of a mobile phone and indicative of motion of the mobile phone and state information indicative of a state of operation of the mobile phone are monitored. Based on the monitoring, distraction by a user of the mobile phone who is a driver of a vehicle is determined.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods for characterizing the binding interactions between binding partners. The invention pertains to methods comprising contacting a first binding partner with a second binding partner that exhibits fast-off rate binding characteristics with the first binding partner to generate the binding interaction between the first binding partner and the second binding partner, wherein the first binding partner is immobilized onto a substrate that is designed to enhance the fluorescence signal of fluorescent molecules located near the substrate's surface, and wherein the second binding partner is a molecule that emits a fluorescent signal or is conjugated to molecule that emits a fluorescent signal. The interactions between the two binding partners can be analyzed based on multiple transient interactions between the two binding partners.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for dynamic utilization of alternative resources based on token association. The system is typically configured for receiving a request from a user to generate a generic token for a digital wallet located on a mobile device of the user, generating the generic token and associating one or more resource credentials of the user with the generic token, transmitting the generic token to the mobile device of the user and storing the generic token in the digital wallet, receiving an interaction request from an authorization network to route an interaction, and routing the interaction to complete the interaction by selecting at least one resource credential from the one or more resource credentials associated with the generic token and transmitting the at least one resource credential to the authorization network.

Abstract: The invention comprises a user friendly investment strategy platform. This invention allows for a drag-and-drop platform for various sectors, strategies, vehicles, and timing in the form of blocks. This allows a user to generate any desired resource management strategy and the system may deploy the strategy as a simulated resource management action. Furthermore, the system allows for deployment of the resource action live on a resource exchange upon user authorization. The blocks include object codes that are programmed to build out any possible resource management strategy. The invention may also suggest or recommend thresholds, and other templates that allow for customization.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a joint designed to connect tubes for a space frame, where a space frame may be a vehicle chassis, is provided. The method may generate joints with variable geometry and fine features which may reduce production costs, reduce production time, and generate joints configured for highly specific applications. The joint may include centering features which may create a space between a surface of the tube and a surface of the joint through which adhesive may flow.

Abstract: A vehicle chassis is provided. The vehicle chassis may comprise one or more vehicle chassis modules or chassis substructures that are formed from a plurality of customized chassis nodes and connecting tubes. The customized chassis nodes and connecting tubes may be formed of one or more metal and/or non-metal materials. The customized chassis nodes may be formed with connecting features to which additional vehicle panels or structures may be permanently or removeably attached. The vehicle chassis modules or chassis substructures may be interchangeably and removeably connected to provide a vehicle chassis having a set of predetermined chassis safety or performance characteristics.

Abstract: In an aspect, a fuel economy of a vehicle is determined by: receiving telematics data produced at least partly by one or more sensors at a vehicle; identifying, based at least partly on the telematics data, one or more fueling events of the vehicle; determining, for each fueling event of the one or more fueling events, an amount of fuel added to the vehicle for that fueling event; and determining, based at least partly on the amount of fuel added to the vehicle for each fueling event and the telematics data, a fuel economy of the vehicle.

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and computer program products for implementing logic code within a resource disbursement limiter for integration into user mobile wallets via a third party mobile wallet system. The system provides a logic code within the presented resource disbursement limiter to the third party mobile wallet system for specific integration into a select user's mobile wallets and at selected locations within a list presented to the user via the mobile wallet. Furthermore, the system receives notification of use of the resource disbursement limiter and is pushed the acceptance for integration into the user resource storage.

Abstract: Among other things, safety performance of vehicles is monitored or evaluated, or both. Sensor data is received from one or more sensors at a vehicle. One or more risk sources encountered by the vehicle during a period of operation of the vehicle are identified based on the sensor data. One or more safety events experienced by the vehicle during the period of operation are identified based on the sensor data. A risk of a safety event experienced by the vehicle during the period of operation is determined based on the one or more risk sources. A safety performance of the vehicle during the period of the vehicle during the period of operation of the vehicle is determined based on the one or more safety events and the risk.

Abstract: A method comprising inputting a field development plan into a human interface, transferring the field development plan to an information handling system, transferring on or more electronic inputs into the information handling system, running a software program on the information handling system that integrates the electronic inputs with the field development plan to produce an output, sending the output to one or more pieces of equipment, operating the one or more pieces of equipment based at least in part on the output, measuring the operation of the one or more pieces of equipment with one or more sensors, sending the measurements from the one or more sensors back to the information handling system, running the software program with the measurements, updating the output based at least in part on the measurements and the field development plan, and sending an updated output to the one or more pieces of equipment.

Abstract: The invention comprises a user friendly investment strategy platform. This invention allows for a drag-and-drop platform for various sectors, strategies, vehicles, and timing in the form of blocks. This allows a user to generate any desired resource management strategy and the system may deploy the strategy as a simulated resource management action. Furthermore, the system allows for deployment of the resource action live on a resource exchange upon user authorization. The blocks include object codes that are programmed to build out any possible resource management strategy. The invention may also suggest or recommend risk thresholds, and other templates that allow for customization.

Abstract: A magazine assembly for a firearm and a related method are disclosed. The assembly has a magazine housing defining a track, and a follower assembly. The magazine housing is configured to constrain a cartridge as the cartridge is moved within the magazine assembly such that majority of a proximal surface area of the cartridge does not contact the magazine housing, and a distal tip of the cartridge does not contact the magazine housing.

Abstract: Disclosed in some examples is a question platform which matches survey creators with survey takers (entities) referred by publishers. In some examples, the match can happen in real-time or near real time based upon a number of match criteria. Match criteria may include survey creator criteria submitted by the survey creators that describe desired entity attributes, a bid price (e.g., maximum price they are willing to pay), and survey content information. Match criteria may also include publisher criteria that describe entity information, an ask price (minimum price that the publisher is willing to accept for providing access to the entity), and content criteria (e.g., restrictions on the types of survey, the number of questions, and the like).

Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to facilitating electronic resource distribution by including computer-readable indicia or a short-range wireless tag on a physical resource distribution document/instrument that stores or provides access to instructions for requesting and/or processing subsequent resource distributions between the resource requester and requester provider fully electronically (i.e., absent the need for a resource distribution request document or a resource distribution document/instrument).

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a system for secure contactless distribution of dynamic resources. Resource information may be written onto a near field communication (“NFC”) chip associated with a user, and a dynamic resource value element can be associated with this NFC chip. When an NFC interaction between the NFC chip associated with the user and a computing device of the user is detected, the computing device of the user extracts the resource information from the NFC chip, along with a dynamic resource value. The dynamic resource value is compared to an expected dynamic resource value and, if the values match, the extracted resource information is populated into memory fields of the computing device of the user.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide systems, apparatus, methods and/or the like for generating a resource distribution hub using for fully electronic resource distribution by using mobile device application designed to interface with an embedded Near-Field Communication (NFC) tag in a resource distribution instrument that stores instructions for processing the resource distribution authorization information. The holder (i.e., resource provider) of the resource distribution instrument can use the resource distribution instrument to communicate to a mobile communication device having an NFC reader to read the instructions and process a resource distribution according to the parameters of the mobile device application. As such, the holder (i.e., resource provider) of the resource distribution request can process the resource distribution without having to issue a credentials, aliases, pin codes, and the like conventionally used to authorizes the distribution of resources to the resource requester.