Abstract: Compositions which are fragrant and contain at least a member set culled from a library of compositions, each being comprised of sub-combinations of selected terpenes. Fragrances that mimic that of various states of organic and synthetic aromatics including products, processes and those from non-combusted plant products, among other things, uniquitous products, processes, medicinals, and related moieties leverage databases of all known terpene groupings are offered for consideration, and have been provided, according to the instant teachings.

Abstract: A method of treating water in a water treatment system comprises introducing water to be treated into an ion exchange bed of the water treatment system to produce treated water, receiving an output water quality indication from a controller associated with the ion exchange bed, determining, by an algorithm, responsive to the output water quality indication, whether to replace the ion exchange bed based on a remaining capacity of the ion exchange bed, current operational parameters of the water treatment system, and historical data regarding operation of the water treatment system, and responsive to the water quality indication, providing, by the algorithm, a recommendation to a service provider of the water treatment system that there is one of no action required, that the ion exchange bed should be monitored, or that a service order for replacement of the ion exchange bed should be generated.

Abstract: The invention is a half pin for use in conjunction with external fixators, in which the half pin has a thin hydroxyapatite coating over a substantial portion thereof, a not-sharp hole-finding tip, and a variable pitch pattern in the threaded portion of the half pin. The hydroxyapatite coating must be thin—40-70 microns, deposited by plasma spray—and with limited porosity and pore size, and must extend not only over all the threads of the half pin but also a substantial portion of the unthreaded shaft proximal to the threaded end. The invention also includes a pin cube for use in association with the coated half pins. Wires may also be coated with the hydroxyapatite coating.

Abstract: A hydraulic suspension system for a motor vehicle having at least a pair of road engaging wheels. The suspension system includes, a hydraulic cylinder coupled with the each of the pair of road engaging wheels, the hydraulic cylinder defining a cap end volume and a rod end volume separated by a piston. A hydraulic supply circuit for the hydraulic cylinder includes, a high pressure hydraulic source, a low pressure hydraulic drain, a pair of hydraulic sub circuits each coupled to one of the hydraulic cylinder cap and rod end volumes. Each hydraulic sub circuit includes, a proportional supply flow valve coupled with the high pressure hydraulic source and one of the cylinder volumes, a return flow control proportional valve coupled with the low pressure hydraulic drain and the one cylinder volume, and an accumulator coupled to the associated hydraulic cylinder volume through an accumulator fill control proportional valve.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for vehicle charging. The system can include a data processing system. The data processing system can include one or more processors, coupled with memory, to receive data indicating a characteristic of a vehicle. The data processing system can determine, based on at least the characteristic of the vehicle, a length of time to charge the vehicle at a first dispenser and a length of time to charge the vehicle at a second dispenser. The data processing system can assign the vehicle to the first dispenser based on the length of time to charge the vehicle at the first dispenser and the length of time to charge the vehicle at the second dispenser. The data processing system can transmit the assignment of the vehicle to the first dispenser to the vehicle.

Abstract: Building infrastructure and robot coordination methods and systems are disclosed herein. An example method can include preregistering an autonomous vehicle with a building controller of a building to inform the building controller of arrival of the autonomous vehicle and a delivery request for a package, the delivery request specifying a recipient of the package, the recipient having a location in the building. The method can include determining completion of a validation routine with the autonomous vehicle, assigning a task management plan to the autonomous vehicle, the task management plan determining how the autonomous vehicle navigates through the building to deliver the package to the location, and tracking the autonomous vehicle through the building.

Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for techniques for an automated funding participation blockchain server. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory includes code that is executable by the processor to establish a smart contract between a first entity and a second entity, the second entity participating in a partnership with the first entity according to at least one rule defined in the smart contract, monitor a status of the second entity in relation to the terms of the smart contract, generate, using machine learning, at least one recommendation for adjusting the status of the second entity according to the at least one rule defined in the smart contract, and automatically adjust the status of the second entity according to the at least one recommendation.

Abstract: A recessed downlight fixture and method for installation is provided. The recessed downlight fixture can be installed in a retrofit application, after a ceiling is installed, through a pre-existing opening in that ceiling. Alternatively, a recessed downlight fixture according to a second embodiment can be installed before a ceiling is present. In either embodiment, the light source coupled to, for example, a heat sink, can be universally moved in three degrees of movement, rotationally, along a tilt axis, or further within the ceiling to increase or decrease the recess. All such universal adjustments can take place through and below the ceiling opening during or after installation.

Abstract: An indication of a user being authenticated is received. For example, the user authenticates with a valid username/password. In response to receiving the indication of the user being authenticated, a watermark is associated with the user. The watermark is sent to a communication device of the user. For example, the watermark is sent to the user's personal computer. The communication device of the user embeds the watermark into a communication. For example, the watermark may be embedded into a communication session with a web server. The watermark is sent to a routing device on a network (e.g., a router and/or firewall). The routing device uses the watermark embedded in the communication to determine how to route the communication on the network.

Abstract: In an embodiment of the invention, an ostomy system may comprise a stationary ring and a movable ring, hingedly connected to each other. One of the rings may include a deformable lip usable in creating a seal. The inner pouch may comprise a film material and a sealing member such as a gasket that is grippable between the two rings. The sealing member may be stiff when dry but may quickly become soft upon immersion in water, and may comprise paper material. The outer pouch may comprise a blister or pleat that is flexible and deformable between a compact position and an extended position. The outer pouch may comprise a storage region capable of containing at least one unused inner pouch. The system may comprise a wafer and an outer pouch and an inner pouch as separately replaceable parts.

Abstract: The present disclosure is for an inverted diffuser usable in wellheads and other wellsite equipment. The inverted diffuser includes at least one first section having a first vertical inner surface, a first inclined inner surface relative to the first vertical inner surface, and one or more channels supporting one or more releasable fasteners between the at least one first section and a wall of a wellhead or of a wellsite equipment. At least one second section is press-fitted or fastened adjacent to the at least one first section. A method for application of the inverted diffuser in a wellhead and in other wellsite equipment is also disclosed, along with a method of manufacture of the inverted diffuser.

Abstract: Data from data sources may be processed at an edge device. The edge device may generate a local processing result, filter the data, and/or prioritize the data. Accordingly, data is transmitted from the edge device to the data platform, where it may be processed further. For example, a local processing result may be processed at the data platform, such that processing is performed without all of the data source data. In examples, at least a part of such data may remain at an edge device. The edge device may maintain a manifest of data stored by the edge device. The data platform may generate an aggregated manifest using manifests from associated edge devices, such that it may be determined where data is stored. As a result, the data platform may redirect requests to an associated edge device when it is determined that requested data is remote from the data platform.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a polarization shifter including a lower substrate having disposed thereon first and second transmission lines for coupling to a feed network, an upper substrate having disposed thereon third and fourth transmission lines for respective communicative coupling to orthogonally-polarized elements of a radiating element, and a dielectric layer residing between the lower substrate and the upper substrate, the upper substrate being configured to mechanically couple to the radiating element, the dielectric layer coupling the first transmission line with the third transmission line and coupling the second transmission line with the fourth transmission line, the upper substrate being rotatable relative to the lower substrate to effect polarization adjusting for the radiating element to facilitate avoidance of interference or passive intermodulation (PIM). Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention encompass copolymers and terpolymers of a variety of polycycloolefinic monomers at least one of which monomer contains an additional unpolymerized ethylenic bond. In further aspect of this invention there is provided an embodiment encompassing compositions containing the polymers of this invention, a crosslinker, a free radical initiator, a tackifier and one or more suitable additives. The compositions of this invention can be formed into a variety of three-dimensional insulating articles upon exposure to suitable high temperature, such as for example films. The objects formed from the compositions of this invention exhibit hitherto unattainable low dielectric constant and low-loss properties, and very high thermal properties. The compositions of this invention may additionally contain one or more organic or inorganic filler materials, which provide improved thermo-mechanical properties in addition to very low dielectric properties.

Abstract: A system and method to collect an actions list of action sequences in an application leading to a predetermined resulting event, create pairs of the action sequences, apply a fitting alignment to the action sequence pairs to create fitted action sequence pairs, wherein non-matching data between fitted action sequences of each pair is replaced with gaps to ensure that the first and second fitted action sequences are of equal length and are aligned with one another with the gaps being located at index positions the fitted action sequences corresponding to index positions of non-matching data, and delete data, for each of the fitted action sequence pairs, corresponding to the gaps to create a critical sequence of actions for each of the fitted action sequence pairs representing, respectively, common actions of the fitted action sequences of each of the fitted action sequence pairs leading to the predetermined resulting event.

Abstract: A three dimensional non-volatile memory structure includes word lines connected to non-volatile memory cells arranged in blocks. A plurality of word line switches are connected to the word lines and one or more sources of voltage. The word line switches are arranged in groups of X word line switches such that each group of X word line switches is positioned in a line under Y blocks of non-volatile memory cells and has a length that is equal to the width of the Y blocks of non-volatile memory cells. To allow closer placement of word line switches that supply different blocks and support the possible large voltage differences between their transistors, word line switches supplying different blocks are formed over a single active region and separated by an intermediate control gate set to be off.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for collecting and aggregating events to extract information, and a computer-readable recording medium are provided. In an example embodiment, the method for processing pieces of event information in a collection server, includes: checking whether pieces of target event information have been obtained from a message queue in which the pieces of event information have been stored while being sorted; when the pieces of target event information are checked to be obtained, converting at least some of the obtained pieces of target event information so as to correspond to a schema of a first database and recording the converted pieces of target event information in the first database; and generating a notification indicating that the pieces of target event information are obtained.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to systems for capturing, recording, and playing back steps for building objects and structures in an artificial reality (XR) world. A teacher or creator can initiate a capture context within a build mode of an XR application, during which steps (and potentially other metadata) of a building process are recorded and stored. A XR world building engine can generate an interactive replay of the recorded building process that allows another user to view the building process within an XR environment at the user's preferred pace and/or from different perspectives. In some implementations, the XR world building engine can generate a replay of the teacher's or creator's avatar performing the building process, such that the user can view the building process from a third person perspective and perform the same steps to learn how to build objects and structures in an XR world.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for distributing a domain name service (DNS) response cache in a DNS resolving system on a network.

Abstract: A method for monitoring quality of a conferencing session between a plurality of participant devices is described. One or more data streams of the conferencing session are monitored. Presenter contextual information is determined for media transmitted over the one or more data streams by a presenter device of the plurality of participant devices. A mismatch is identified between the presenter contextual information and a first participant contextual information for a first participant device of the plurality of participant devices. A mismatch notification is provided to the presenter device for an identified mismatch.