Abstract: A nozzle includes a nozzle body defining a liquid circuit extending from a liquid inlet to a liquid outlet. The liquid circuit includes a plurality of spiral liquid passages spiraling radially inward relative to a spray axis. The spiral liquid passages all lie in a plane normal to the spray axis. A manifold assembly includes a plurality of such nozzles. A manifold ring is in fluid communication with the liquid inlet of each of the nozzles to deliver liquid to the nozzles. The nozzles are circumferentially spaced apart around the manifold ring.

Abstract: A pig loader device can include a breech assembly having a chamber body, a ramrod compartment, a breech, and a neck. A ramrod having a push plate, a rod, and a breech plate may be disposed within the ramrod compartment and configured to slideably traverse the ramrod compartment and the breech. In use, the device can be connected to an ancillary pipe via the neck, and a pig may be placed within the breech and aligned be to be slid within the breech and neck upon engagement with the ramrod to facilitate pigging operations of a pipeline. The ramrod may then be forced forward to an extended position, thereby urging the pig through the neck to be seated within the pipe. The device may then be detached from the pipe to enable continued pigging operations.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, devices, and systems for three-dimensional (3D) displaying objects are provided. In one aspect, a method includes obtaining data including respective primitive data for primitives corresponding to an object, determining an electromagnetic (EM) field contribution to each element of a display for each of the primitives by calculating an EM field propagation from the primitive to the element, generating a sum of the EM field contributions from the primitives for each of the elements, transmitting to each of the elements a respective control signal for modulating at least one property of the element based on the sum of the EM field contributions, and transmitting a timing control signal to an illuminator to activate the illuminator to illuminate light on the display, such that the light is caused by the modulated elements of the display to form a volumetric light field corresponding to the object.

Abstract: Embodiments of systems and methods for characterizing weldments are disclosed. One embodiment includes a method of generating an algorithm for classifying weldments as meeting or not meeting a specification. Training data is read by a machine learning system. The training data includes cross-sectional images of training weldments, truth data indicating whether the training weldments meet the specification or not, and training weld data associated with creating the training weldments. The machine learning system trains up an algorithm using the training data such that the resultant algorithm can classify a subsequent test weldment as meeting the specification or not meeting the specification when a cross-sectional image of the test weldment and test weld data used to create the test weldment are read and processed by the classification algorithm as trained.

Abstract: Multi-carbon compounds such as ethanol, n-butanol, sec-butanol, isobutanol, tert-butanol, fatty (or aliphatic long chain) alcohols, fatty acid methyl esters, 2,3-butanediol and the like, are important industrial commodity chemicals with a variety of applications. The present invention provides metabolically engineered host microorganisms which metabolize methane (CH4) as their sole carbon source to produce multi-carbon compounds for use in fuels (e.g., bio-fuel, bio-diesel) and bio-based chemicals. Furthermore, use of the metabolically engineered host microorganisms of the invention (which utilize methane as the sole carbon source) mitigate current industry practices and methods of producing multi-carbon compounds from petroleum or petroleum-derived feedstocks, and ameliorate much of the ongoing depletion of arable food source “farmland” currently being diverted to grow bio-fuel feedstocks, and as such, improve the environmental footprint of future bio-fuel, bio-diesel and bio-based chemical compositions.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a computing system accesses a tracking record of a real-world object during a first movement session. The first tracking record comprises a plurality of locations of the real-world object relative to a first user. The system determines a display position of a virtual object representing the real-world object on a display screen of the second user based on the tracking record of the real-world object and the current location of the second user. Based on the determined position of the virtual object on the display screen, the system displays the virtual object on the display screen.

Abstract: In one embodiment, it is proposed a method for encoding a light field content. The method is remarkable in that it comprises: —obtaining, for a set of light rays (401) associated with said light field content, four coordinates per light ray from a two planes parametrization (2000; 402, 403) of said light field content; —obtaining (2001), for each light ray from said set, two coordinates from said four coordinates, corresponding to a projection of said light rays from said set onto a plane (404, 405, P) perpendicular to two planes used in said two planes parametrization, defining points in a first 2D ray diagram (?(?1, ?2), ?(?1, ?2)); —applying (2002) a discrete Radon transform on said first 2D ray diagram (?(?1, ?2), ?(?1, ?2)) that delivers lines of interest in said first 2D ray diagram; —encoding (2003) said lines of interest into encoded lines of interest; and—storing (2004) said encoded lines of interest.

Abstract: Techniques for routing data in a wireless communication network including a hybrid of infrastructure wireless local area network (WLAN) and neighbor awareness networking (NAN) are described. An access point (AP) allocates at least one radio sub-channel for NAN data transmission in the wireless communication network. A NAN beacon that identifies the allocated radio sub-channel is transmitted from the AP to a first NAN device. The first NAN device is configured to transmit a NAN network message to a second NAN device using the allocated radio sub-channel based on receiving the NAN beacon.

Abstract: A method of controlling a discharge air reset in an heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and refrigeration (HVACR system includes determining, by a controller, a space temperature in a conditioned space, a setpoint temperature of the conditioned space, and an operating mode of a variable-air-volume (VAV) box for the conditioned space. The controller determines whether the operating mode of the VAV box matches an operating mode of an HVACR unit. A deviation from the setpoint temperature of the conditioned space for the VAV box for the conditioned is calculated in response to determining the VAV box is in a same mode as the HVACR unit. A statistical deviation from the setpoint temperature of the conditioned space is calculated. A discharge air setpoint temperature is determined based on the statistical deviation from the setpoint temperature of the conditioned space. The controller sets the discharge air setpoint temperature of the HVACR unit using the determined discharge air setpoint temperature.

Abstract: A global response network collects, analyzes, and distributes “cross-vector” threat-related information between security systems to allow for an intelligent, collaborative, and comprehensive real-time response.

Abstract: Anti-fault injection systems and methods are disclosed. An anti-fault injection system includes a processor; a boot ROM configured to store a series of boot instructions executable by the processor; and anti-fault injection controller circuitry. The anti-fault injection controller circuitry is accessible to the processor while the processor is executing the boot instructions. The anti-fault injection controller circuitry includes interrupt/reset circuitry configured to interrupt the processor in response to a trigger and secure boot circuitry. The secure boot circuitry is configured to, in response to being accessed by the processor: determine whether the processor is executing non-secure boot instructions in error; and in response to detecting that the processor is executing non-secure boot instructions in error, provide the trigger to the interrupt/reset circuitry.

Abstract: A system and method for adapting an application source rate to a load condition are provided. A method for forming a connection includes receiving a service authorization request for service between the first device and the second device, requesting a formation of a first bearer at a first data rate between the first device and the second device, and determining if the first bearer was formed. The method also includes transmitting a first positive response if the first bearer was formed, forming a second bearer at a second data rate if the first bearer was not formed, and completing the connection. The service authorization request includes a request to establish a connection at the first data rate, and the second data rate is different from the first data rate.

Abstract: In various implementations, a server is configured to execute instructions stored in storage that when executed perform operations that include receiving a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request to stream a video segment of multimedia content to a client device. The video segment is of a video sub-stream of the multimedia content. The operations further include sending the video segment and an audio segment to the client device based on the HTTP request for the video segment. The sending pushes the video segment and/or the audio segment to the client device. The audio segment is of an audio sub-stream of the multimedia content. A plurality of segment sets may be pushed based on the HTTP request for the video segment. Each segment set can include an additional video segment and an additional audio segment that correspond to at least partially concurrent portions of the multimedia content.

Abstract: Presented herein are methodologies for managing radio resources in a venue that implements a high density wireless infrastructure. The methodology includes detecting, using wireless access points, neighbor awareness networking (NAN) communications broadcast by a mobile device, determining a wireless channel on which the mobile device is sending the NAN communications, predicting a destination of the mobile device based on a path, through a predetermined venue, being taken by the mobile device, the path being detected using the wireless access points; and implementing a radio resource management remediation technique to reduce radio interference that is expected to be caused by the NAN communications broadcast by the mobile device at the destination based on the wireless channel and the destination.

Abstract: A vertical hydroponics system is provided. The flow rate or pressure of the solution passing through the system is uniform throughout the system to reduce or prevent clogging and/or leaking. The diameters of the various components of the system's water supply plumbing are such so as to reduce or prevent clogging and/or leaking. The vertical hydroponics system includes at least one body, at least one pot coupled to a front surface of the at least one body for supporting one or more plants, and a water source fluidly connected to each body for delivering water uniformly to each pot. Each body is configured to direct water away from the front surface of the body to reduce or prevent leaking. Accordingly, flow rates or pressures not typically associated with vertical hydroponics systems may be used to deliver water to the pot(s).

Abstract: Methods and systems for providing a network graphical representation of database records. Database records of a record class can be selected according to descriptive criteria. An attribute of the record class can be identified from different data sources, and a network node can be associated to an instance of the attribute from the database records. The network node can be connected with a network link that designates the network node and comprises a common instance of the attribute, wherein the network link can be based on a co-occurrence of attribute values. Additional network nodes can be connected to other network nodes with network links that designate associations between the network nodes. The database records can be visualized using network nodes and network links.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for identifying malware based on content item identifiers. For example, a system for detecting malware can be made more efficient by reducing the number of content items that are scanned or analyzed for malicious software code or computer instructions. The number of content items that need to be scanned can be reduced by identifying suspicious content items based on tokens (e.g., strings of characters) commonly used by malware in the identifiers of malware related content items and then analyzing the identified suspicious content items for malicious content (e.g., malicious software instructions) using the anti-malware software.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed to modify content in accordance with a query and based at least in part on semantic relationships between terms in the content and query. An initial determination is performed for first identifiers from a query. A further determination is performed for a first semantic relationship that includes a first measure between the first identifiers. A second semantic relationship with second measures of relationships is determined between each of the identifiers and a plurality of terms in a database of terms. A search is performed of a content database using the first identifiers. Retrieved titles associated with a match from the search are subject to modification in their respective titles based at least in part on the first measure and the second measures. Content with the modified title is provided to a client device.