Abstract: An anti-siphon device and method for operation of an anti-siphon device is provided. The anti-siphon device includes a plurality of radially aligned fins that are unsupported at one end and attached to a carrier body at a second end.

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention relates to an internal combustion engine including an engine block having a first cylinder and a second cylinder, a crankshaft configured to rotate about a crankshaft axis, a flywheel coupled to the crankshaft, a throttle body, an air filter assembly, a first electric fan coupled to a first duct, and a second electric fan coupled to a second duct. The first duct is configured to direct cooling air directly over the first cylinder. The second duct is configured to direct cooling air directly over the second cylinder. The first cylinder is at least partially within the first duct. The second cylinder is at least partially within the second duct.

Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed for receipt decoding. An example apparatus includes processor circuitry to execute instructions to extract text from the receipt image, the text including bounding boxes; associate ones of the bounding boxes to link horizontally related fields of a the receipt image by selecting a first bounding box; identifying first horizontally aligned bounding boxes, the first horizontally aligned bounding boxes to include at least one bounding box of the bounding boxes that is horizontally aligned relative to the first bounding box; adding the first horizontally aligned bounding boxes to a word sync list; and connecting ones of the first horizontally aligned bounding boxes and the first bounding box based on at least one of an amount of the first horizontally aligned bounding boxes in the word sync list and a relationship among the first horizontally aligned bounding boxes and the first bounding box.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present technology may comprise methods and apparatus for driver calibration. The methods and apparatus may comprise various circuits and/or systems to minimize an offset output current (e.g., a drive current) due to an offset voltage in an operational amplifier. The methods and apparatus may comprise a current comparator circuit and a replica circuit that operate in conjunction with each other to monitor the drive current and provide a feedback signal, which is then used to adjust the drive current and improve the accuracy of the drive current.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method and apparatus for wastewater sampling in all climates. The wastewater sampling apparatus pulls a sample from a stream or other body of water based on flow or time maintaining a consistent, repeatable, and accurate sample size. The present invention includes an all-weather housing. An integrated touchscreen control provides the ability to specify the volumes of water and program times and/or flow intervals to collect samples. Controls also allow control of the temperature within the sample compartment, both from the unit directly or from an external device. The present invention includes arcuate sample chamber and pivoting sample tube for accurate wastewater volume samples. The present invention may pull samples with vertical lifts of up to 29 feet or more and provide consistent accurate sampling exceeding current EPA transport velocity.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer-readable storage medium, for providing content. A method includes receiving a request for an advertisement to be displayed in a slot associated with a third-party content site; identifying a relevant advertisement to be provided in the slot; determining information to be included in an annotation associated with the advertisement; the annotation including customized information to be presented along with the advertisement; providing the advertisement responsive to the request including providing the annotation along with a control for re-publishing the advertisement along with the relevant advertisement; receiving user input selecting the control and designating the advertisement for re-publishing to a group, the group being designated by the user; and targeting additional content to the group based on the received user input.

Abstract: A plano-concave optical layer is fabricated based on an optical-mechanical fit profile. A concave-side of the plano-concave optical layer and a base curvature provide an optical power that matches the optical power from prescription lenses of eyeglasses.

Abstract: A quantum computing (QC) system that includes a plurality of qubits arranged substantially in a plurality of substantially planar regions that are substantially parallel to one another, at least some of the substantially planar regions including two or more qubits and one or more qubits of each substantially planar region configured to interact with one or more qubits of at least one other substantially planar region.

Abstract: Aspects described herein may provide modification of recommendations from a recommendation engine for a product or a device. The recommendation engine may provide initial search results for a particular type of device. The initial search results may be modified to ensure inclusion of devices that include features that the user considers important. Features that the user considers important may be determined based on observing the user's interaction with another device of the same type. By observing the user's interaction with the other device over a period of time, features that the user commonly uses and features that the user sparingly uses may be determined. The initial search results may then be modified to remove devices that do not include the features frequently used by the user and therefore considered important to the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods for identifying clouds and cloud shadows in satellite imagery are described herein. In an embodiment, a system receives a plurality of images of agronomic fields produced using one or more frequency bands. The system also receives corresponding data identifying cloud and cloud shadow locations in the images. The system trains. a machine learning system to identify at least cloud locations using the images as inputs and at least data identifying pixels as cloud pixels or non-cloud pixels as outputs. When the system receives one or more particular images of a particular agronomic field produced using the one or more frequency bands, the system uses the one or more particular images as inputs into the machine learning system to identify a plurality of pixels in the one or more particular images as particular cloud locations.

Abstract: The present invention provides wireless sensor technology seamlessly integrated into a pump system having a pump, a motor and a drive, has diagnostic and prognostic intelligence that utilizes sensor data, allows real-time condition monitoring; enables easy access to data and analytics via smart devices (i.e., smart phones and tablets); allows for easy remote monitoring (i.e., web portal) of the pump system; allows self-learning artificial intelligence (AI) built-in that adapts to changing conditions; and allows for smart pump system remote control. In operation, the present invention monitors the health and performance of the pump system that allows the user to get real-time data and intelligence virtually anywhere and anytime, as well as real-time diagnostics and prognostics, and also allows for smart control of the pump system remotely via smart device, and reduces downtime of equipment.

Abstract: A grip ring can include a ring body defining an inner surface facing radially inward, a first tooth, and a second tooth; each of the first tooth and the second tooth extending from the inner surface of the ring body, each of the first tooth and the second tooth defining a cylindrical end surface facing radially inward, a first side surface of each of the first tooth and the second tooth extending from the end surface of the respective tooth and towards the inner surface, and a second side surface of each of the first tooth and the second tooth extending from the end surface of the respective tooth and towards the inner surface; each of the first side surface and the second side surface of the respective tooth being angled in cross section with respect to the end surface.

Abstract: A method for recovering a distillable, anhydrous methane-sulfonic acid (MSA) liquid phase from an anhydrous 2-phase gas-liquid mixture wherein the anhydrous 2-phase gas-liquid mixture is generated by sulfonating methane (CH4) with sulfur trioxide (SO3) in an MSA-forming reactor, or reactor system, according to a radical chain reaction wherein the method comprises (i) separating the gas phase from the liquid phase, (ii) passing the separated liquid phase into a stripping column, and (iii) recovering the stripped anhydrous liquid phase.

Abstract: A computing system that includes one or more server computing devices including one or more processors configured to execute instructions for a domain extensibility module that provides software development tools for building domain extensions for a database platform, and a data ingestion module that provides software development tools for defining a metadata schema for extracting metadata from data files. The one or more processors are configured to receive a set of data from a user computing device, define a target metadata schema that includes one or more metadata fields that will be populated during a data ingestion process, define a target domain extension that defines one or more data types for storing the received set of data after performing the data ingestion process, and ingest the received set of data using a metadata extraction pipeline to generate metadata files based on the target metadata schema.

Abstract: A magnetic field sensor includes at least one coil responsive to an AC coil drive signal; at least one magnetic field sensing element responsive to a sensing element drive signal and configured to detect a directly coupled magnetic field generated by the at least one coil and to generate a magnetic field signal in response to the directly coupled magnetic field; a processor responsive to the magnetic field signal to compute a sensitivity value associated with detection of the directly coupled magnetic field and substantially independent of a reflected magnetic field reflected by a conductive target disposed proximate to the at least one magnetic field sensing element; and an output signal generator configured to generate an output signal of the magnetic field sensor indicative of the reflected magnetic field.

Abstract: A system for evaluating health risk is provided. The system may be configured for requesting first data from a merchant associated with a user and second data from an activity tracking service associated with the user. The system may also comprise analyzing the item to determine a first health impact for the item based on the item and demographic information associated with the user. The system may further comprise analyzing the level of activity to determine a second health impact from the level of activity based on the level of activity and the demographic information associated with the user. The system may further comprise selecting an advertisement based on medical data, and at least one of the first health impact, the second health impact and the demographic information associated with the user.

Abstract: Systems, apparatus, instructions, and methods for configuring and controlling medical equipment using a digital assistant are disclosed. An example digital assistant apparatus includes at least one processor to execute the instructions to at least: form a digital model of at least one aspect of a medical equipment; transform the model into a configuration for the medical equipment to perform a task; process input to adjust the configuration; provide the configuration to the medical equipment; monitor execution of the task by the medical equipment; and adjust the configuration of the medical equipment based on the monitored execution.