Abstract: Measurement of pressure of a fluid in a vessel using a cantilever spring in the vessel; a magnet connected to the cantilever spring in the vessel; an electromagnet outside of the vessel operatively connected to the magnet and the cantilever spring in the vessel, wherein the electromagnet induces movement of the magnet and the cantilever spring in the vessel, and wherein the movement is related to the pressure of the fluid in the vessel; a receiving coil operatively positioned relative to the magnet, wherein movement of the cantilever spring and the magnet in the vessel creates an electromotive response in the coil; and a controller analyzer connected to the receiving coil, wherein the controller analyzer uses the electromotive response in the coil for measuring the pressure of the fluid in the vessel.

Abstract: An illumination apparatus comprises a first substrate; an optical structure; an array of light emitting elements disposed between the first substrate and the optical structure and an array of passive optical nanostructures disposed between the first substrate and the optical structure. Each of the passive optical nanostructures are disposed on a respective one of the light emitting elements and each passive optical nanostructure comprises an air gap. Each passive optical nanostructure is disposed between its respective light emitting element and the optical structure, wherein each passive optical nanostructure is configured to receive light emitted by its respective light emitting element, pass the received light, and output the pass light towards the optical structure.

Abstract: A system and method for adding a virtual credit account to a mobile device is disclosed. The system receives a contact information for a customer at a store's electronic device, the contact information comprising: at least one of a device identifier (ID) and a user ID, the contact information being part of a request for a pre-existing credit account to be added to the customer's mobile device. An access to an account lookup/verification for the pre-existing credit account is provided to the customer's mobile device, the access generate an out-of-band verification. the request for the pre-existing credit account to be added to the customer's mobile device in conjunction with the out-of-band verification is provided by the customer's mobile device. The pre-existing credit account is then added to the customer's mobile device in a digital format allowing the customer to make a purchase.

Abstract: A distributed torque, single axis solar tracking system includes a plurality of spaced apart mounting posts with selected posts having an electrically controlled actuator mounted thereon. A torque structure extends between the actuators to distribute rotational torque on the torque structure. A plurality of solar panels is connected to the torque structure. Electrical apparatus is coupled to each actuator and designed to be coupled to a power source so that when the electrical apparatus is coupled to the power source, the plurality of actuators is energized to rotate simultaneously a desired amount. Whereby the plurality of solar panels is rotated the desired amount as the plurality of actuators rotates.

Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method of controlling a rate of hydrogen release from a decomposition reaction of a hydrogen carrier includes: relating the rate to a temperature and a composition of the metastable hydrogen carrier; determining the composition of the metastable hydrogen carrier; and adjusting the temperature according to the relating of the rate and the determining of the composition.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a first message from a device via a network. The method includes determining a device type of the device. In response to determining that the device type satisfies a criterion, sending a second message granting the device limited access to the network subject to a first restriction level that limits bandwidth usage by the device to a first consumption threshold and sending a network access request to a second device associated with an operator of the access point. The method includes receiving a response to the network access request from the second device. The method also includes, responsive to the response indicating to grant the device access to the network subject to a second restriction level, allowing the device access to the network subject to the second restriction level, where the second restriction level limits bandwidth usage by the device to a second consumption threshold that is greater than the first consumption threshold.

Abstract: An electronic device mount includes a rigid cover, a flexible cover, and a frame positioned between the rigid cover and the flexible cover. The frame has a plurality of openings. The electronic device mount further includes a plurality of rocker arms coupled within correspond openings of the frame, and to the flexible cover. The plurality of rocker arms are configured to pivot within the plurality of openings to deflect the flexible cover relative to the frame to define a curved outer surface of the flexible cover. The electronic device mount also includes a plurality of magnets coupled to one of the frame or the flexible cover. The deflection of the flexible cover is self-adjusting to allow for easy mounting of an electronic device to a curved metal surface.

Abstract: A tubular handling assembly includes a mandrel; a plurality of gripping elements for gripping a tubular, the plurality of gripping elements coupled to and rotatable with the mandrel; one or more accumulators; a first actuator configured to supply fluid to the one or more accumulators; and a second actuator configured to receive fluid from at least one of the one or more accumulators and to actuate the plurality of gripping elements.

Abstract: A device is disclosed, which includes a processor and a memory in communication with the processor. The memory includes executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to control the device to perform functions of providing a graphical user interface for a user on a display; displaying a user interface component on the graphical user interface; providing a pointer on the graphical user interface controlled by the user to interact with the user interface component on the graphical user interface; in response to the pointer being positioned over the displayed user interface component, and displaying after a dynamic hover trigger delay a hover graphic proximate to the component wherein the dynamic hover trigger delay dynamically changes depending on movement of the pointer by the user.

Abstract: The present technology provides a system that can update aspects of an authoritative map portion stored on an autonomous vehicle using low-resolution data from the at least one sensor of the autonomous vehicle, and therefore avoids the need for dispatching the special purpose mapping vehicle for these updates. The captured low-resolution data can be compared with the high-resolution map portion to determine that the sensor data reflects a feature in a way that is inconsistent with how that feature is represented in the authoritative map portion. The sensor data can then be used to relabel the authoritative map portion.

Abstract: A simulator models an energy and power system. The simulator allows a user to manipulate digital representations of nodes, which represent one or more components of power and energy assets. The simulator also allows a user to manipulate digital representations of edges, which connect the nodes, to form a power and energy network. A plurality of object classes correspond to the nodes and edges. The object classes comprise class inheritance structures so that constraints of a parent class are retained by one or more child classes. The interface on the simulator allows a user to model a power and energy system by allowing the user to connect the nodes with edges to construct a power and energy system, wherein the object classes for the nodes, when executed by the simulator, implement one or more dynamical models to model the power and energy assets.

Abstract: In a multi-cloud computing environment comprising a plurality of cloud platforms across which an enterprise stores primary data and copies of the primary data, a method maintains a distributed ledger system with a plurality of nodes, wherein a given one of the plurality of cloud platforms is operatively coupled to a given one of the plurality of nodes of the distributed ledger system. Further, the method manages capacity planning and data placement for the primary data and the copies of the primary data in association with the distributed ledger system by storing transaction data in the distributed ledger system that represents at least one of one or more pricing models associated with each cloud platform and one or more regulatory policies associated with each cloud platform to enable an environment-wide view of at least one of the pricing models and the regulatory policies of the plurality of cloud platforms.

Abstract: Network source identification via audio signals is provided. A system receives data packets with an input audio signal from a client device. The system identifies a request. The system selects a digital component provided by a digital component provider device. The system identifies audio chimes stored in memory of the client device. The system matches, based on a policy, an identifier of the digital component provider device to a first audio chime stored in the memory of the client device. The system determines, based on a characteristic of the first audio chime, a configuration to combine the digital component with the first audio chime. The system generates an action data structure with the digital component, an indication of the first audio chime, and the configuration. The system transmits the action data structure to the client device to cause the client device to generate an output audio signal.

Abstract: A request for navigation directions for travelling from a source location to a destination location is received. Using data that was stored in a memory of a computing device prior to the request, first navigation directions for travelling from the source location to the destination location are generated, and a request for navigation directions for travelling from the source location to the destination location is transmitted to an online server. After second navigation directions for travelling from the source to the destination are received, it is determined whether a difference between the first navigation directions and the second navigation directions exceeds a threshold level. When the difference between the first navigation directions and the second directions route does not exceed the threshold level, the second navigation directions are merged into the first navigation directions.

Abstract: The embodiments described herein generally relate to methods and chemical compositions of phenolic epoxy systems. In one embodiment, a composition comprising a phenolic epoxy resin system includes an epoxy resin component and an alkoxylated phenol-aldehyde novolac resin.

Abstract: The subject disclosure relates to techniques for selecting points of an image for processing with LiDAR data. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps receiving an image data comprising an image object comprised of a plurality of image pixels, calculating a number of image pixels corresponding with the image object, receiving Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) point cloud data comprising a plurality of LiDAR data points corresponding with the image data collected from the camera sensor, and calculating a number of LiDAR data points corresponding with the image object. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.

Abstract: A compact animal waste collector kit includes a hinged lid receptacle which is sized and shaped to be hand-held and support an animal waste bag; and an animal waste bag sized and shaped to fit over an open end of the hinged lid receptacle and in the hinged lid receptacle.

Abstract: Systems and methods for improving accuracy of an amount of fuel injected to an engine are disclosed. In one example, a maximum holding current of a fuel injector is adjusted so that a holding current of a fuel injector is equal to a predetermined value when the fuel injector is commanded to cease injecting fuel.

Abstract: Methods, systems, devices, and products for performing well logging in a borehole intersecting an earth formation to obtain and transmit an acoustic reflection image of the formation. Methods include identifying a set of features in the acoustic reflection image substantially fitting a pattern, wherein the set of features corresponds to a portion of at least one reflecting structural interface of the formation; and using a representation of the pattern as the compressed representation of the acoustic reflection image. The features may be amplitude peaks in the acoustic reflection image, and the pattern may be a line segment therein that is obtained from the amplitude peaks. Identifying the set of features may include generating a binary image of the amplitude peaks.