Abstract: Various embodiments of a weather management system launch an aerial feature to an elevation while the aerial feature is tethered to a positioning system. The positioning system generates a motion strategy to direct aerial feature movement over time to induce a surface condition selected by the positioning system. Execution of the motion strategy over time with the positioning system steers the aerial feature to react with naturally occurring weather conditions to provide the selected surface condition.

Abstract: A continuous round baler forms a cylindrically-shaped bale by spiral, coiled layers created by a conical portion of a bale-forming chamber and protruded upwardly from a cylindrical portion of the bale-forming chamber. The bale is circumferentially supported by netting applied to the bale in the cylindrical portion. A rotary feed table receives crop from the field and feeds the crop into the conical portion. The bale forming process can be interrupted if an insufficient volume of crop is collected on the rotary feed table. The netting material is provided on short rolls to facilitate loading onto the machine. A cutoff mechanism is coupled to the growth of the bale from the cylindrical portion to sever the bale at a predetermined length with end surfaces that are perpendicular to the axis of the bale. A bale density mechanism supports the distal end of the bale as the bale protrudes upwardly.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to mounting bicycles to vehicles. In one arrangement, a bicycle mount is disclosed. The bicycle mount includes shafts forming a spatial arrangement around a central bicycle mount axis. The shafts define shaft axes, shaft lengths, and one or more bores extending axially along the shaft length. The one or more bores are sized to receive a front wheel axle of a bicycle, such that when the front wheel axle is installed to one of the bores, the bicycle is mounted to the shaft when the front wheel is removed from the bicycle. The bicycle mount also includes cross-members located between the shafts and connecting the shafts in the spatial arrangement.

Abstract: A height adjustable tow mount assembly wherein locked engagement of corresponding through holes disposed in a tow mount member and an elongate member compresses a dampener member between an abutting front surface of the hitch platform elongate member and a rear surface of the tow mount member to thereby reduce movement and associated vibration between the hitch platform and tow mount member.

Abstract: Disclosed are use of an organic acid-containing leaching agent in leaching from an ion-adsorption type rare earth ore and method for leaching full-phase rare earth. A leaching agent containing a reducing organic acid or its compound leaching agent with a chemical leaching agent is used, and H+ or H+-cations in chemical leaching agent undergoes ion exchange so as to leach out an ion-exchangeable phase rare earth. Organic acid anions could complex with rare earth ions to reduce re-adsorption of rare earth ions onto clay minerals. The reducing organic acid could also realize dissolution and leaching of easily dissolved colloidal sediment phase rare earths and mineral phase rare earths. Rare earths that are difficult to dissolve are reduced by the reducing organic acid to form low-valent rare earth ions and leached out, thereby achieving simultaneous enhanced leaching of rare earths from ion-exchangeable phase, colloidal sediment phase, and mineral phase.

Abstract: A wall panel structured to form at least a portion of an interior wall of a vehicle is provided. The wall panel includes a body, a storage compartment formed in the body, and at least one door stopper extending from the body. The door stopper(s) may help support the wall panel in an upright orientation when the wall panel is positioned on a resting surface. Also described is a wall panel assembly including the wall panel and a door rotatably coupled to the wall panel for closing the storage compartment. In the wall panel assembly, the door stopper(s) on the wall panel may prevent over-rotation of the door, when the wall panel is not installed in a vehicle.

Abstract: A method and system for seismic anomaly detection is disclosed. Hydrocarbon prospecting relies on accurate modeling of subsurface geologic structures and detecting fluid presence in the geologic structures. For example, a seismic survey is gathered and processed to create a mapping of the subsurface region. The processed data is then examined, such as by comparing pre- or partially-stacked seismic images, in order to identify subsurface structures that may contain hydrocarbons. Instead of relying on engineered image attributes, which may be unreliable and biased, to identify anomalous features, an unsupervised machine learning framework is used to learn the relationships among partially-stack images or among pre-stack images to detect the anomalous features, and in turn hydrocarbon presence.

Abstract: Disclosed is a furan diacid-based polyamide resin, which is derived from the following repeating units: (A) 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid, (B) 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid, and (C) 1,10-decanediamine, where based on the total molar percentage of the diacid units, (A) accounts for 5-45 mol % of the diacid units.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that implement spatio-temporal query of perception data streams. A system is distinctly designed to implement efficient and flexible spatio-temporal queries, which conduct pattern matching over perception data streams for automotive applications, particularly autonomous vehicles. The system is also designed to enable the spatio-temporal queries to be expressed in SpREs (Spatial Regular Expressions), which is implemented as a querying language that combines the ease of REs (regular expressions) with the enhanced capabilities of spatial logic. Additionally, a method includes receiving a command associated with a spatio-temporal query, wherein the expression comprises spatial regular expressions (SpREs). Thereafter, performing the spatio-temporal query of a plurality of perception data streams using the SpREs, where the SpREs describe spatio-temporal patterns to be searched within the plurality of perception data streams.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods are provided for a filtered cap air filter configured to be coupled with an air intake system of an internal combustion engine. The filtered cap air filter comprises a filter medium that is retained between a base and a filtered cap. The filter medium and the filtered cap are fabricated to remove contaminants and particulate matter from an intake airstream. In some embodiments, the filter medium and filtered cap may be configured to be treated with a filter oil composition to enhance air cleaning properties of the filter media. Wire supports may be incorporated into the filter medium and filtered cap to provide additional strength and durability to the filtered cap air filter. The base includes a flange and an opening that form an airtight connection between the filtered cap air filter and an air intake duct of the air intake system.

Abstract: A shaft ground ring and an assembly thereof are disclosed. According to the present invention, there is provided a shaft ground ring fastened to a shaft of an electric motor to prevent electrical erosion caused by a leakage current, the shaft ground ring including a ring body formed to extend to surround an outer circumferential surface of the shaft and a plurality of ground protrusions formed to protrude from an inner circumferential surface of the ring body, being in contact with the outer circumferential surface of the shaft, and disposed to be spaced a predetermined gap from each other along the ring body. The present invention maintains a proper ground state in an oil cooled environment and thus can properly function a high-capacity electric motor.

Abstract: A receptacle that houses electrical and electronic components and shields the components from harmful electromagnetic radiation uses a series of interspersed graphite layers with metal mesh and/or metal-coated carbon fiber layers in overlapping tape format that are fused together to form a laminate. In addition to the electromagnetic radiation absorption occasioned by the metal mesh layers, resonance chambers are formed within the laminate between adjoining metal mesh layers. The resonance chambers are tuned such that waves of certain frequencies are reflected away from the internal chamber of the receptacle while other wave frequencies are resonated within the resonance chambers. This allows the components of the receptacle to be shielded from incoming belligerent waves while allowing the dispatch of useful outgoing waves.

Abstract: An assembly, in particular for use in a confocal laser scanning apparatus, comprising a light-sensitive detector (1) and a device (2) for focusing and/or geometrically constraining light onto a detection path (3), is disclosed in response to the problem of specifying an assembly having a detector, which assembly can generate images as quickly as possible at high light sensitivity, characterised in that a device (4) is provided in the detection path (3) and spectrally splits the light, wherein at least one optical component (5) is provided, which directs the spectrally split light onto a detection row (6) of the detector (1), the detection row (6) having fields (6i) onto each of which light of different wavelengths is incident.

Abstract: To provide a resin composition which contains a polycarbonate resin; and an alkali metal salt and/or alkaline earth metal salt of fluoromethanesulfonylimide having a zinc content of 0.1 ppm by mass or higher.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a lighting system includes one or more light sources, one or processors, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to: receive a lighting profile for an individual or device within visible range of the lighting system, and control the one or more light sources according to the lighting profile. In another embodiment, a method of operating a lighting system includes receiving, from an individual or a device within a visible range of the individual or device, a lighting profile, and controlling one or more lights of the lighting system according to the lighting profile.

Abstract: System, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to illuminating a brake light of a following vehicle based on information obtained during a virtual connection mode. In one embodiment, a system includes a processor and a memory storing machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to, when a lead vehicle and a following vehicle are in a virtual connection mode, 1) prevent a brake light of the following vehicle from illuminating based on a default brake light signal and 2) illuminate the brake light of the following vehicle based on information obtained during the virtual connection mode.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for an air filter configured to be mounted onto air inlets of turbochargers and superchargers. The air filter a proximal base including an inlet receiver configured to receive an air inlet, a clamp to secure the air inlet within the inlet receiver, and a first opening aligned with a screw mechanism of the clamp. A filter medium fastened to the proximal base is configured to remove particulate matter and other contaminates from an incoming air stream. A distal end cap fastened to the filter medium comprises a second opening aligned with the first opening. A conduit within an interior cavity of the air filter is disposed between the first opening and the second opening, facilitating tightening and loosening the clamp by extending an appropriate tool through the interior cavity so as to engage the screw mechanism of the clamp.

Abstract: The present invention provides a fuse that can be easily manufactured and has an improved yield. A fuse includes an input terminal portion, a bus bar portion through which a current input from the input terminal portion flows, and a terminal portion connected to the bus bar portion through a fusible portion, where a fusible portion unit including the fusible portion and the terminal portion is provided in plurals, each of the fusible portion units is a separate body from the bus bar portion and is individually attached to the bus bar portion.

Abstract: Proposed are a manufacturing method of an anodic oxide film structure, and an anodic oxide film structure. More particularly, proposed are a manufacturing method of an anodic oxide film structure, and an anodic oxide film structure, wherein production yield of the entire product can be improved by repairing a defective region to be made normal.