Abstract: A nozzle, such as a nozzle for use as a part of a beverage preparation package. The nozzle may include a nozzle body with a conduit, the conduit having an inlet end and an outlet end. The nozzle may also include a plug that is connected to the nozzle body in a detachable manner. The plug and the conduit may be configured such that, when the plug is detached from the nozzle body, the plug is adapted to travel along the conduit and be retained within the conduit at the outlet end such that fluid can flow through the conduit from the inlet end towards the outlet end.

Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a water soluble or dispersible composition comprising a hydrophobically modified polyalkylene glycol having mono- and di-end capped hydrophobic groups. Additionally, the present disclosure also relates to applications thereof in various industrial areas such as coatings.

Abstract: A system and method of additively manufacturing a part including fluorine-containing polymers and an additive. The additive may include stainless steel, bronze, molybdenum disulfide, polyimide, or any other suitable additive. The method includes depositing fluorine-containing polymer additive manufacturing material onto a build platform, selectively cross-linking portions of the deposited additive manufacturing material, and curing the selectively cross-linked portions such that at least one characteristic of the part is improved via the additive.

Abstract: A preform configured to form a container by stretch blow molding. A finish portion of the preform is at a first end of the preform. The finish portion is a container finish of the container A support flange is at the finish portion. A tip portion is at a second end of the preform opposite to the first end and is configured to form a container base. A neck portion is adjacent to the support flange, and is configured to form a neck portion. An external stretch radius is at an outer surface of the neck portion. An internal stretch radius is at an inner surface of the neck portion. A first distance is between the internal stretch radius and the external stretch radius and is equal to, or greater than, four times a second distance between the external stretch radius and the support flange.

Abstract: A collapsible structure connection system including apparatus for connecting rod segments and apparatus for holding and organizing rod segments. An apparatus for connecting rod segments, such as a pole tip and final rod segment, or two rod segments, may have a pair of mated rod segments and a spring-loaded push-button locking mechanism, with the rod segments connected using an elastomeric connector attached to each rod segment at adjacent, opposing ends. The elastomeric connector may be attached to and held in place against the rod segment using an attachment assembly that may be threaded or unthreaded, and that may mate, or not mate, within the rod segment upon securing the attachment assembly to the rod segment. The spring-loaded push-button locking mechanism may have a spring-loaded push-button seated on a dowel of a male body, and a cavity aperture traversing a dowel cavity of a female body.

Abstract: In one aspect, an angle sensor includes a first linear sensor and a second linear sensor. A first magnetic-field direction of a target magnet measured by the first linear sensor is substantially equal to a second magnetic-field direction of the target magnet measured by the second linear sensor. The first linear sensor, the second linear sensor and the target magnet are on an axis. The angle sensor determines an angle of a magnetic field.

Abstract: A method for treating or preventing one of a fungal infection of a nail and a condition of a skin surface excluding an oral cavity. The method includes the step of applying a composition to one of a nail surface adjacent to the infection of the nail and the skin surface having the condition. The composition comprises a plant-based bioactive and between about 0.2% to about 3.0% by weight of a metal chlorite salt. The composition does not contain a therapeutically effective amount of chlorine dioxide.

Abstract: A casing for semiconductor packages that includes a plurality of press-fit pins is disclosed. Specific implementations include a shaft including a first end and a second end. The first end may include a head. The press-fit pin may include a bonding portion included at the second end. The bonding portion may include a first section extending substantially perpendicular from a longest length of the shaft. The bonding portion may also include an angled section coupled to a bonding foot. The bonding foot may be configured to be ultrasonically welded to a substrate.

Abstract: Magnet wire with corona resistant enamel insulation may include a conductor, and at least one layer of polymeric enamel insulation may be formed around the conductor. The polymeric enamel insulation may include a filler dispersed in a base polyamideimide material. The filler may include between 20 percent and 80 percent by weight of silica dioxide and between 20 and 80 percent by weight of titanium dioxide. Additionally, the polymeric enamel insulation may have a thermal index of at least 230° C. and a thermal index that is at least twice that of the base polymeric material.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an improved bitumen recovery process from oil sands. The oil sands may be surface mined and transported to a treatment area or may be treated directly by means of an in-situ process of oil sand deposits that are located too deep for strip mining. Specifically, the present disclosure involves the step of treating oil sands with a propylene oxide capped glycol ether described by the structure: RO—(CH2CH2O)m(CH2CH(CH3)O)nH wherein R is a linear, branched, cyclic alkyl, phenyl, or alkyl phenyl group of at least 4 carbons, and m and n are independently 1 to 3.

Abstract: An electrical computer system processing architecture for providing an indication of activity in the electrical computer system, the electrical computer system processing architecture comprising a plurality of client computers connected to at least one server by a computer network. Each of the client computers is configured to provide requests to the at least one server. The or each server comprises a store for storing requests provided by the plurality of client computers. The or each server is configured to match complementary requests from the plurality of client computers stored in the store. Following the matching of complementary requests, the or each server counts unmatched requests corresponding to one or other of the complementary requests in the store, and outputs the counted number of unmatched requests to provide the indication of activity in the computer system.

Abstract: A protective case for a mobile device having a multi-layered construction is disclosed herein. The multi layered construction includes three layers that are co-molded to one another. The construction is lightweight and low-profile, and also provides a high level of impact protection. The first layer generally forms the external back face surface of the case, the third layer generally forms the perimeter bumper of the case, and the second layer forms the internal liner and includes an elevated pattern of walls upon which the back face of the mobile device rests. The first layer is comprised of material that has a hardness greater than the other two layers. The third layer is comprised of a material that has a hardness that is greater than the hardness of the second layer. The layers are configured to interact with one another to distribute and absorb impact forces.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure describe optical phased array structures and devices in which hyperbolic phase envelopes are employed to create focusing and diverging emissions in one and two dimensions. Tuning the phase fronts moves focal point spot in depth and across the array. Grating emitters are also used to emit light upward (out of plane). Adjusting the period of the gratings along the light propagation direction results in focusing the light emitted from the gratings. Changes in the operating wavelengths employed moves the focal spot along the emitters.

Abstract: A blowout preventer system including a lower blowout preventer stack comprising a number of hydraulic components, and a lower marine riser package comprising a first control pod and a second control pod adapted to provide, during use, redundant control of hydraulic components of the lower blowout preventer stack where the first and the second control pods are adapted to being connected, during use, to a surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the surface control system. The blowout preventer system further including at least one additional control pod connected to at least one additional surface control system and to be controlled, during use, by the additional surface control system.

Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for performing liquid-liquid extraction in bulk tankage. According to certain embodiments, the liquid-liquid extraction can occur in a bulk tank via a circulation loop, in which a solvent mixture is injected with the hydrocarbon ahead of mix valves on the circulation loop. According to other embodiments, a misting system is installed in the vapor or head space of bulk tankage. The misting system distributes small micro-drops of a solvent mixture so as to cause a uniform lay down over the entire top surface area of hydrocarbon. The solvent mixture migrates from the top surface of the hydrocarbon to the bottom of the bulk tank, reacting during migration to cause liquid-liquid extraction.

Abstract: A fleet refueling silo tank system gravity feeds fuel through hoses to fleet units without requiring pressurizing pumps. Specialized valves at the fleet unit fuel tanks prevent vapor escape and admit fuel at low, gravity fed pressures. The cylindrical silo tank includes an upper, gravity feed dispensing chamber and a lower reservoir chamber. A fuel pump doubles as means for moving fuel from the reservoir chamber to the dispensing chamber and for refilling the reservoir from fuel delivery trucks. Onboard telemetry transmits fuel consumption and flow rates wirelessly to a control center where operators monitor safety parameters in real time. Stored data may be analyzed to calculate fleet unit maintenance and service intervals. A tractor trailer hauls the silo tank horizontally on roads and highways and includes a gantry and hydraulic lifts to erect the silo tank into vertical operating position supported by a built-in platform.

Abstract: An event-related media management system contextualizes media content. The event-related media management system associates media content with contextual event-related data to associate the media content with the events and information about the events. The contextual event-related data can then be used to provide access to the media content, such as through relevant search results or by presenting the media content in organized displays for contextual browsing and navigation. In some embodiments the event-related media management system generates contextualized media content for contextual search, discovery, and advertising.

Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and non-transitory computer-readable storage mediums for video encoding/decoding. An apparatus includes processing circuitry that determines whether a part of a current block of a current picture in a coded video sequence is outside the current picture. The processing circuitry determines whether one of an allowed binary split indicator, an allowed ternary split indicator, and an allowed quaternary split indicator of the current block is true in response to the part of the current block being outside the current picture. The processing circuitry applies an implicit binary split to the current block in response to none of the allowed binary split indicator, the allowed ternary split indicator, and the allowed quaternary split indicator being true.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and systems for identifying and classifying patterns comprising the T cell exposed motifs and the frequencies of such motifs in collections of proteins that make up the human proteome, immunoglobulinome, T cell receptor repertoire or microbiome, and other proteomes of environmental of microbial origin, or subsets thereof. It further provides graphical representations that facilitate comparisons of T cell exposed motif patterns between samples or between time points. The present invention also provides methods and systems for identifying and classifying patterns in repertoires of cells including receptor bearing cells and cells of tissue samples and detecting patterns of utility in diagnosis and monitoring of health and disease.

Abstract: A remotely controllable antenna mount for use with a wireless telecommunication antenna provides mechanical azimuth and tilt adjustment using AISG compatible motor control units and AISG control and monitoring systems to remotely adjust the physical orientation of the antenna. The mount control units are serially interconnected with AISG antenna control units which adjust electronic tilt mechanisms within the antenna itself. An AISG compatible mount azimuth control unit drives rotatable movement of the antenna through a range of azimuth angle positions. The antenna mount further includes a mechanical downtilt assembly interconnected between the antenna interface and the antenna. An AISG compatible mount tilt control unit drives linear movement of an actuator assembly and corresponding pivoting of the antenna through a range of tilt angle positions.