Abstract: A compression plate to be used with a slip hanger is disclosed in at least one embodiment along with embodiments of methods to prepare and use such a compression plate. The compression plate includes at least one bolt hole and includes at least one split in the at least one bolt hole.

Abstract: In the presence of a network fault condition preventing communication between a communication device and a network device of a first network, a method includes receiving a heartbeat request from the communication device requesting permission for the communication device to perform a device operation. The method further includes obtaining device state data associated with the communication device and determining whether the communication device is permitted to perform the device operation based on the device state data associated with the communication device. When the communication device is permitted to perform the device operation, the method also includes transmitting a heartbeat confirmation signal to the communication device. The heartbeat confirmation signal permits the communication device to perform the device operation.

Abstract: A modular structure supports elevated rail segments for delivering electrical power to a moving work machine, such as a hauler at a mining site. Opposite ends of a roadside barrier contain complementary tubular couplers arranged vertically. A lower end of a dielectric post positioned in one of the tubular couplers has opposing dielectric plates at an upper end. A top edge of each plate has a creepage concavity between a pair of rail recesses. Another dielectric post of similar configuration is positioned in the other of the tubular couplers. Holes within the couplers and the posts ensure alignment of respective rail recesses in which conductive rails are placed. Dielectric inserts frictionally lock the rails into the rail recesses.

Abstract: Service disruption prevention through chokepoint identification and monitoring is disclosed. The present disclosure seeks to prevent (or drastically reduce the probability) mass vehicle recovery events due to fragile portions of the map. Choke points are identified by iterating through the lane segments of a map and analyzing the effect of their removal on the service area. Once identified, tooling is used to actively monitor chokepoints using a hybrid polygon with high granularity. Down and upstream effects also can be determined. Based on the monitoring of lane segments and/or areas, location connectivity can be estimated and a map fragility calculated therefrom. If map fragility reaches a critical state, one or more areas can be cut off from the service area.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for facilitating digital asset transfer via natural language commands using a conversation or chat interface associated with a digital wallet application. The digital wallet owner may exchange commands with an assistant user. The assistant user may comprise an automated software agent. The digital wallet owner may transfer digital assets to a recipient's digital wallet identified by command to the assistant user. The transfer command may comprise the recipient's name. An identity verification input comprising an image verifying the recipient's identity may be obtained from the recipient upon request from the owner. The transfer from the owner to the recipient may be recorded upon validating the identity verification input obtained from the recipient.

Abstract: Methods for making a dairy composition containing less than 2000 ppm of lactose can include the steps of subjecting a mixture of a dairy product and a lactase enzyme to a peak temperature from 55 to 78° C. for 15 sec to 15 min to form the dairy composition containing less than 2000 ppm of lactose, and then heat treating the dairy composition to deactivate the enzyme and to sterilize the dairy composition. The amount of the lactase enzyme is from 0.01 to 5 wt. %, based on the amount of lactose in the dairy product.

Abstract: A packet-filtering system configured to filter packets in accordance with packet-filtering rules may receive data indicating network-threat indicators and may configure the packet-filtering rules to cause the packet-filtering system to identify packets comprising unencrypted data, and packets comprising encrypted data. A portion of the unencrypted data may correspond to one or more of the network-threat indicators, and the packet-filtering rules may be configured to cause the packet-filtering system to determine, based on the portion of the unencrypted data, that the packets comprising encrypted data correspond to the one or more network-threat indicators.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for synthetic data generation. A recurrent neural network can be trained for synthetic data generation by obtaining a sequence of elements and determining, using a classifier, that the sequence corresponds to a token. In response to the determination, a recurrent neural network configured to use a first vocabulary including the elements can be modified to use a second vocabulary, the second vocabulary including the token and the first vocabulary. The modified recurrent neural network can be trained using the token and the sequence of elements. The trained recurrent neural network can be used to generate synthetic data. A classifier can detect sequences of elements in the synthetic data corresponding to tokens. The tokens can replace the sequences of elements in the generated synthetic data and can be provided to the trained recurrent neural network to continue synthetic data generation.

Abstract: A method of generating a unified graph is described. First graph data is received from a first data source, nodes within the first graph data including first, second, and third fields. Second graph data is received from a second data source, nodes within the second graph data including first, second, and fourth fields. The unified graph is generated from the first and second graph data using aggregated fields of the first field and the third field as a unique identifier of a unified schema for nodes within the unified graph having a first type and aggregated fields of the first field and the fourth field as a unique identifier of the unified schema for nodes within the unified graph having a second type, wherein nodes of the unified graph represent entities and edges of the unified graph represent relationships among the entities.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are system, method, and computer program product embodiments for intelligently distributing virtual objects within a 3D virtual space using a voxel-based heat map. The approach is highly flexible and scalable, and a designer may guide the placement of virtual objects using parameters that reference the voxel-based heat map. This technique affords designers expansive creative control over a wide-array of scenarios that involve placing a virtual object into a virtual 3D space.

Abstract: A scanning mirror device comprises a mirror disposed on a mirror support. The scanning mirror device also includes a first pair of actuators comprising a first actuator and a second actuator. The first actuator is positioned on a first side of the mirror support. The second actuator is positioned on a second side of the mirror support opposite the first side of the mirror support. The first actuator and the second actuator are connected to the mirror support along a first axis of rotation. The scanning mirror device also includes a second pair of actuators comprising a third actuator and a fourth actuator. The third actuator is positioned on the first side of the mirror support. The fourth actuator is positioned on the second side of the mirror support. The third actuator and the fourth actuator are connected to the mirror support along a second axis of rotation.

Abstract: Presented is an apparatus and a means to more broadly apply a projected fluid to a surface by the passing of the fluid through a convergent diffuser. The use of a convergent diffuser runs counter to the present state of the art which suggests the use of a divergently configured diffuser. A preferred embodiment teaches a construction of the diffuser employing mesh configurations in various shapes. Another embodiment envisions a diffuser configured of a coil of material formed in a donut shape through which a fluid passes and is dispersed.

Abstract: Provided is an illumination device comprising a support structure and a light-emitting component being provided on one side of the support structure. The support structure also has an opening on one of its sides and an optical component cooperating with the opening to form an accommodating space. The illumination device also comprises an integrally formed light transmission portion provided above a light-emitting side of the light-emitting component. The light transmission portion is configured to transmit light from the light-emitting component. The illumination device additionally comprises a plurality of sealing portions being integrally formed.

Abstract: The method, system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium embodiments described herein are directed to verifying documents. In various embodiments, a server may receive a first image of a front-side of a document. The server may extract a first feature of the front-side of the document from the first image and identify a first environmental feature from the first image. The server may receive a second image of a backside of the document and identify a second feature of the backside of the document from the second image. The server may also identify a second environmental feature from the second image. The server may verify the document by confirming that the first feature matches the second feature and the first environmental feature matches the second environmental feature.

Abstract: An autonomous vehicle (AV) has an electromagnetic (EM) sensor that captures EM sensor data about the environment. The captured EM data is processed to generate an EM map of the environment. The EM data may also be used to identify EM characteristics of the environment. The EM map may be used to modify control and operation of the AV and may also be used to signal conditions to another system managing AVs, to correct localization of the AV, identify anomalies in the environment, and modify a previous signature EM map.

Abstract: Aspects relate to analyzing multimodal datasets using one or more cross-modal machine learning models. The machine learning models are operable to generate analysis data related to the different data modalities. The analysis data can be used to identify related portions of data in the different modalities. Once these relationships between the different modalities of a data are identified, the relationships can be leveraged to perform various different processes. For example, a first portion of data having a first modality can be used to reconstruct missing or erroneous data from a second modality. The relationship between content stored in the different modalities can further be leveraged to perform compression on multimodal data sets.

Abstract: A method of video decoding includes acquiring a current and identifying, for a current block included in the current picture, a reference block included in a reference picture that is different from the current picture, where the current block is divided into a plurality of sub-blocks (CBSBs), and the reference block has a plurality of sub-blocks (RBSBs). The method includes, determining whether the reference picture for the RBSB is the current picture, and in response to determining that the reference picture for the RBSB is the current picture, determining a coding mode of the RBSB as an intra mode. The method further includes, in response to determining that the reference picture for the RBSB is not the current picture determining a motion vector predictor for the one of the CBSBs based on whether the coding mode of the corresponding RBSB is one of the intra mode and the inter mode.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to identifying relationships between entities in a user graph relative to a specific user. The identified relationships may provide user specific insights on related entities from across the enterprise environment. The insights may be provided to the user in a graphical user interface which may organize the insights into categories of information with selectable features to permit user interaction with the insights. Thus, the insights provided from the user graph or user sub-graph according to aspects described herein, may improve productivity and the potential for collaboration across the enterprise environment while reducing user workload.

Abstract: Disclosed is a device that includes a housing attachable to a pressure gauge, and a pressure indicator manually pivotable within the housing to a set position. The housing is configured to enclose and retain the pressure indicator in the set position.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices for managing media storage and delivery, including obtaining information about a three-dimensional (3D) scene; obtaining, from the information, a parameter indicating that viewport adaptation is enabled; rendering the 3D scene, wherein the 3D scene includes at least one two-dimensional (2D) video to be reproduced within the 3D scene; obtaining a current viewport of a user; determining whether the at least one 2D video is inside of a range of the current viewport; and adjusting a bitrate of the at least one 2D video based on a result of the determining.