Abstract: A pulley block may include an alpha pulley block including an alpha connector, a beta pulley block including a beta connector, wherein the alpha pulley block is coupled to the beta pulley block when the alpha connector is coupled to the beta connector. At least one of the alpha connector and the beta connector may comprise magnets.

Abstract: A protective assembly having a protective sheath assembly with a tubular catheter body with a proximal and distal end, and at least one connection fitting at the proximal end; and a holding device assembly with a housing, an introducer tip, a retention device. The tubular catheter body provided graduated marks or a moveable marker to identify depth of penetration. The protective assembly can deliver anesthetic to a tract, and serve as a protective sheath for medical devices.

Abstract: Chemical reactor with high speed rotary mixing, system thereof, and method thereof, for catalytic thermal conversion of organic (hydrocarbon-containing) materials (coal, plastics, rubber, plant matter, wood shavings, biomass, organic wastes) into diesel and other liquid fuels (automobile or/and jet engine fuels). Relevant to non-conventional commercial scale production of liquid fuels, and to commercial scale processing and disposing of organic waste materials. Chemical reactor includes: integrated combination of a reactor stationary assembly (RSA), having only stationary components remaining stationary during chemical reactor operation, and a reactor rotary mixing assembly (RRMA), having only rotatable components rotating during chemical reactor operation. May include anti-abrasion shield for shielding inner surface of reactor central housing from abrasion during chemical reactor operation. Rotor may include a reinforcement disc.

Abstract: A packaging system included a support member and a packing component. The support member includes a base, a head portion, and a leg. The head portion extends from the base in a first direction. The leg extends from the base in a second direction opposite the first direction. The packing component includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion defines a first aperture configured to receive the leg. The second portion defines a second aperture configured to receive the head portion.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for enhancing operable functionality of input source code files from a software program by identifying a first code snippet and a first library function which have similar execution flow similarity measures by evaluating a first contiguous sequence of n items extracted from the first code snippet against a second contiguous sequence of n items extracted from the first library function using an Ngram threshold that is calculated for the first library function and one or more literals from the first code snippet so that the developer is presented with a library function recommendation which includes the first code snippet, the first library function, and instructions for replacing the first code snippet with the first library function.

Abstract: A method is described herein comprising obtaining a soundcard comprising an audio device with guidance for at least one of the following: breathing, visualization, and muscle relaxation, and generating an audio output by opening the soundcard. Corresponding systems and devices also are disclosed.

Abstract: Technology is disclosed herein for a semiconductor die, and controlling operation of the semiconductor die. In some aspects, a semiconductor die is configured to test an I/O circuit on the semiconductor die. The semiconductor die has an input circuit that compares a voltage signal at one of a first input or a second input with a reference voltage at the other of the first input or the second input to generate an input voltage signal. The first input may be connected to an I/O contact. During a normal mode a control circuit on the die provides a reference voltage to second input. During a test mode, the control circuit internally loops back a test signal from an output circuit to the second input of the input circuit. Thus, the test signal avoids the I/O contact.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for coding information of a point cloud that includes obtaining the point cloud including a set of points in a three-dimensional space; determining whether a current node in the set of points is isolated; and coding the current node in isolation mode based on a determination that the current node is isolated and coding the current node in non-isolation mode, based on a determination that the current node is not isolated.

Abstract: Techniques for implementing an uplink control channel in Non-Orthogonal Multiple Access (NOMA) asynchronous transmissions are disclosed. The techniques described herein provide an additional control channel in NOMA transmissions for a user equipment (UE) (102) to indicate certain information to a base station (106) to enable the base station (106) to detect and decode the data transmitted by the UE (102). For example, uplink control information (UCI) is transmitted (406) via an uplink control channel in connection with a group user equipment identifier (group UE-ID) to enable the base station (106) to detect and decode the UCI.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for real-time visualization of a material during ultrasonic non-destructive testing. The system includes a graphical user interface (GUI) capable of showing a three-dimensional (3-D) image of a composite laminate constructed of a series of two-dimensional (2-D) cross sections. The GUI is capable of displaying the 3-D image as each additional 2-D cross section is scanned by an ultrasonic testing apparatus in real time or near real time, including probable defect regions that contain a flaw such as a hole, crack, wrinkle, or foreign object within the composite. Furthermore, in one embodiment, the system includes an artificial intelligence capable of highlighting defect areas within the 3-D image in real time or near real time and providing data regarding each defect area, such as the depth, size, and/or type of each defect.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system with an ultrasonic transducer housing assembly that maintains an acoustic coupling path for spherically focused transducers while allowing the placement of the housing at angles relative to a vertical angle. This invention extends the use of spherically focused transducers into portable systems with significantly reduced system and operational costs for non-destructive testing. The transducer housing assembly features a lens housing with an opening that is sealed with a replaceable fluid-tight membrane defining an acoustic window with acoustic properties similar to those of fluid in the housing and therefore at least translucent to the transducer and causing minimal signal loss. The housing contains minimal fluid to be cleaned up in case of improper use or leakage. The transducer housing also includes an optional surface offset and an ability to adjust the focal point of the transducer relative to the component surface.

Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to an airfoil configured to be disposed at a distal end of a tank. In an illustrative example, the airfoil may be configured such that, when the tank travels at a predetermined minimum speed in a proximal direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the tank, the airfoil coalesces off-coming air from the tank and distally repositions a low-pressure region downstream of the tank below a plane horizontal to the longitudinal axis. The region may be distally displaced, for example, by at least one of a length scale of the tank. A cross-section of the tank may, for example, define a substantially conic section. A span of the wing may, for example, be orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. The wing may, for example, be below an upper surface of the tank. Various embodiments may advantageously reduce turbulence in the wake of the tank.

Abstract: A method may include a obtaining a first data model instance comprising an identifier string and. a set of attributes associated with a set of attribute name strings. The method may include obtaining an ontology graph that includes a first label, a second label, and an association between them. The method may include using a prediction model to select the first label based on the first data model instance and determining the second label based on the relationship. The method may include determining a selected set of labels that includes the first label and the second label to associate with the first data model instance. The method may include associating the selected set of labels with the first data model instance in a dataset that includes a plurality of records, where each record is associated with a different data model instance.

Abstract: The present invention provides a polymer ammunition cartridge having a primer insert having: a top surface; a bottom surface opposite the top surface; a coupling element that extends from the bottom surface, wherein the coupling element comprises an interior surface and an exterior surface, wherein the interior surface comprises: a transition region that transitions from the bottom surface to a second segment wherein the transition region has a radius of from 0.1 to 0.2; a first segment extending from the second segment and terminates at a tip, wherein the first segment has a first segment distance from 0.06 to 0.14 inches and the second segment has a second segment distance from 0.05 to 0.

Abstract: Systems and methods for disposing of blackwater are disclosed. A first vessel contains a screw running through the vessel from a first end to a second end. The screw is surrounded radially by a filter. The first vessel has a blackwater inlet adjacent the first end. An extrusion plate is adjacent the second end of the first vessel. A combustor vessel is configured to receive a solids component from the extrusion plate. A blackwater stream, consisting of a liquid component and the solids component, is passed through the blackwater inlet into the first vessel, is conveyed by the screw from the first end to the second end, and is pressurized against the extrusion plate. The liquid component is thereby forced from the blackwater stream through the filter and the solids component is forced through the extrusion plate into the combustor. The combustor is configured to combust the solids component.

Abstract: A window cutting system includes a window mill having a body including a connector member, a tip portion, and a plurality of blades arranged between the connector member and the tip portion. Each of the plurality of blades supports a plurality of cutting elements. A lug pocket is formed in at least one of the plurality of blades adjacent the plurality of cutting elements. A whipstock connector detachably coupled to the window mill. The whipstock connector including an outer surface and an inner surface, and at least one lug projecting radially inwardly from the inner surface. The at least one lug is selectively received by the lug pocket to connect the whipstock connector to the window mill.

Abstract: A method is provided comprising: storing one or more tickets in a ticket database, each of the tickets being associated with a corresponding test system, and each of the tickets being associated with an error that is generated as a result of executing one of a plurality of tests on the ticket's corresponding test system; executing a reclamation agent that is configured to: retrieve a plurality of tickets from a ticket database, detect if each of the tickets satisfies a predetermined condition, and return the ticket's corresponding test system to a pool of available test systems when the predetermined condition is satisfied by the ticket.

Abstract: A method, device, and computer-readable medium for packetizing a plurality of network abstraction layer (NAL) units of a picture using at least one processor, including obtaining the plurality of NAL units including a first NAL unit of the picture and a last NAL unit of the picture; splitting the first NAL unit of the picture into a first plurality of fragments and splitting the last NAL unit of the picture into a last plurality of fragments; packetizing the first plurality of fragments into a first plurality of fragmentation unit (FU) packets and packetizing the last plurality of fragments in to a last plurality of FU packets; and transmitting the first plurality of FU packets and the last plurality of FU packets, wherein a last FU packet of the last plurality of FU packets includes a last FU header including a last R bit, and wherein the last R bit is set to 1.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to fluid bed processes that utilize silica particles as a fluidization aid. The process comprises reacting one or more reactants in a reactor comprising a fluid bed to form a product. The fluid bed comprises a catalyst composition comprising a catalyst and an inert additive composition comprising silica particles from 0.5 wt % to 30 wt %, based on the total weight of the catalyst composition. The silica particles are discrete, inert particles that are mixed with the catalyst in the fluid bed.

Abstract: A mobile device application prompts and conducts audio and/or video tests using a microphone on a smartphone, tablet or laptop in order to record and analyze a patient's speech, cough, breathing and other sounds in order to diagnose the patient with Covid 19, another ailment, or as having normal ranges not indicative of disease. The mobile device's tests and protocols use program instructions, AI processing and other automated tools to facilitate the speed and reliability of the testing.