Abstract: Internet software as a service (SaaS) platform and methodology for generating targeted bond recommendations to institutional fixed income investors that are customized to each buying institution's unique investment strategy, and provides selling institutions with demand information on each cusip they need to sell. The methodology incorporates sophisticated machine learning algorithms, decision trees, and clustering techniques from data science that quantify similarity between bonds. The system can then effectively utilize the calculated bond similarity to make targeted bond and market color recommendations, optimize bond search tools, and provide much needed intelligence into the antiquated search tools currently used in bond markets. The system will reduce or eliminate tedious and time consuming search tasks for bond buyers, and provide bond sellers with valuable pre-trade information, transparency, and a means of connecting with the highest demand in the market on positions they need to sell.

Abstract: Disclosed is an excavating machine, representatively a tracked excavator, having a boom stick portion on which both an excavating bucket and a hydraulic breaker are mounted for hydraulically driven pivotal movement between first and second limit positions. The bucket may be operated independently of the breaker for digging operations. Similarly, the breaker may be operated independently of the bucket for refusal material-breaking operations. The same excavating machine may now use the bucket and breaker in a rapid and continuous exchange to permit frequent removal of small quantities of broken refuse material with the bucket, exposing the bucket and breaker to fresh refuse material. The excavating machine disclosed incorporates an impact resistant deployment system with bifurcated and lubricated trunnion pivots and an in-line pivot restriction, or stop. The system provides a breaker assembly connection that permits quick installation and removal of the breaker, and significantly greater durability.

Abstract: A quick wire coupling and release primarily adapted to provide a quick, safe and economical coupling of river barges into a tow by use of wire rope with the coupling and release also being capable of use in other applications. The quick wire coupling and release includes a wire latch and a rolling cam take-up assembly with one end of a wire rope having a socket and pin thereon which is coupled to the rolling cam take-up assembly and looped around the opposite timber head or fitting on an adjacent barge and brought back through the wire latch to remove slack from the wire rope with the cam assembly providing a final tension to the wire rope thereby securely retaining adjacent barges in abutting engagement to form a single unit.