Abstract: A mode-locked solid state laser apparatus including an optical film, a gain medium crystal, a Fabry-Perot element, a first mirror, a second mirror, a third mirror and an output coupler is disclosed. The optical film is configured to receive a pumping light having a first wavelength incident in a first direction. The gain medium crystal receives the pumping light passing the optical film, and generates an initial laser beam having a second wavelength, wherein the initial laser beam forms a first optical path starting at one end thereof from the gain medium crystal. The Fabry-Perot element is disposed on the other end of the first optical path opposite to the one end, and reflects the initial laser beam along a second optical path having one end thereof starting from the Fabry-Perot element.

Abstract: A computer-implemented method of providing authenticated delivery of a purchase to an authorised recipient comprises: a. authorising (S2-1) a purchase, including designating an authorised recipient for the purchase; b. providing (S2-3) corresponding delivery tokens (4a, 4b) to a recipient device (3) of the authorised recipient and to a delivery device (13) associated with delivery of the purchase; c. at the point of delivery, determining (S2-7) whether the delivery token (4a) of the recipient device (3) matches the delivery token (4b) of the delivery device (13); and, if so: d. confirming (S2-9) that delivery of the purchase is authorised.

Abstract: A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be executable by a processor to receive a designation of a message bus producer, a set of business logic to be stored in a set of containers, a designation of a message bus consumer, and a designation of a set of message-handling functions. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may generate a serverless application stack, based upon the message bus producer, the set of business logic, the message bus consumer, and the set of message-handling functions. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may cause the serverless application stack to receive a message stream from the message bus producer as streaming data, process the message stream according to at least one function, stored in the set of containers, perform at least one message-handling function of the set of message-handling functions on the message stream, and transport the set of messages to the message bus consumer.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that includes a storage component that stores data and a processor. The processor may install an application using a portion of the storage component, partition the portion of the storage component from a remaining portion of the storage component, and execute the application via the portion of the storage component.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for secure logon. One or more method includes: determining, via authentication information provided by a user of an electronic device, that the user is authorized to access an online account provided by the online account provider; providing the user with a selectable option to enable an expedited logon process by which the user can access the online account by solely providing a particular authentication item of the user; receiving a verification credential in response to a next logon attempt using the expedited logon process; and verifying that the received verification credential matches an assigned verification credential provided to the user for use in conjunction with the next logon attempt using the expedited logon process.

Abstract: A method and assembly are disclosed for interfacing between a drug cartridge and a drug delivery device. Optionally, the drug delivery device includes a compartment that retains the cartridge during drug delivery and/or a stopper pushing assembly mounted to the device behind (proximal to) the compartment. In some embodiments, the cartridge may be inserted laterally into the compartment in front of the pushing assembly. For example, the delivery device may include a moving cartridge bay. The cartridge is optionally inserted into the bay and/or the bay and cartridge optionally move into the cartridge compartment. Alternatively or additionally, the cartridge compartment may have a proximal opening into which the cartridge is inserted and/or the pushing assembly may be moved into position after insertion of the cartridge. In some embodiments the cartridge may have a distal seal that is broken by a longitudinal movement.

Abstract: A model optimizer is disclosed for managing training of models with automatic hyperparameter tuning. The model optimizer can perform a process including multiple steps. The steps can include receiving a model generation request, retrieving from a model storage a stored model and a stored hyperparameter value for the stored model, and provisioning computing resources with the stored model according to the stored hyperparameter value to generate a first trained model. The steps can further include provisioning the computing resources with the stored model according to a new hyperparameter value to generate a second trained model, determining a satisfaction of a termination condition, storing the second trained model and the new hyperparameter value in the model storage, and providing the second trained model in response to the model generation request.

Abstract: A board level shield includes shield walls forming a shield chamber sized and shaped to receive an electrical component mounted to a host circuit board. The shield walls provide electrical shielding entirely around the shield chamber for the electrical component. The shield walls extend between a top and a bottom configured to be mounted to the host circuit board and connected to a ground layer of the host circuit board. The board level shield includes a shield opening at the top bounded by the shield walls and sized and shaped to receive a thermal bridge to allow the thermal bridge to extend through the shield opening to interface with the electrical component. The board level shield includes shield fingers extending from the shield walls into the shield opening. The shield fingers are configured to engage the thermal bridge at separable mating interfaces to electrically connect the shield fingers to the thermal bridge.

Abstract: Provided is a packer plug. The packer plug, in this example, may include an engagement member having a no go feature configured to engage a no go shoulder of an associated packer assembly. The packer plug, in the example, further includes a nose cone having one or more nose cone openings coupled proximate a downhole end of the engagement member, and a check valve coupled proximate the engagement member. The check valve, engagement member, and nose cone, in this example, create a fluid path between a lower end and an upper end of the packer plug. Further to this example, the check valve is configured to allow downhole fluid to pass uphole through the fluid path as the packer plug is being pushed downhole, but substantially prevent uphole fluid from passing downhole through the fluid path as the packer plug is being pulled uphole.

Abstract: A ball launcher and method for actuating wellsite equipment at a wellsite is disclosed. The wellsite has wellhead equipment positioned at an inlet of a wellbore. The ball launcher includes a housing, a ball release, and a housing extension. The housing has a passage for receiving balls. The ball is release positionable about the housing. The ball release includes a feeder to selectively and sequentially release the balls from the housing. The housing extension includes a hopper tube and a feed tube. The hopper tube has an inlet to receive the balls from the housing, the feed tube extending at an angle from the hopper tube. The feed tube has an exit a distance above the wellhead equipment to release the balls therethrough whereby the balls are dropped into and activates the wellsite equipment in the wellbore.

Abstract: A flapper valve assembly that includes a tubular forming an interior passageway and comprising an internal shoulder; a valve seat forming a portion of the interior passageway and spaced from the internal shoulder to form a flapper chamber; a flapper plate that is pivotably mounted to the tubular at a pivot point and positioned within the flapper chamber; wherein the flapper plate is pivotable within the flapper chamber between a valve closed and valve open position; and a first spring extending within the flapper chamber and engaging the flapper plate such that the flapper plate is biased towards the valve closed position; wherein the first spring comprises spaced right and left arms that are in contact with the flapper plate; and wherein, when the flapper plate is in the valve closed position, each of the right and left arms extends away from the flapper plate and towards the internal shoulder.

Abstract: Disclosed is an isolated or purified T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for an HLA-A11-restricted epitope of mutated Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog (KRAS) (KRAS7-16), Neuroblastoma RAS Viral (V-Ras) Oncogene Homolog (NRAS), or Harvey Rat Sarcoma Viral Oncogene Homolog (HRAS). Related polypeptides and proteins, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. Also disclosed are methods of detecting the presence of cancer in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal.

Abstract: A mobile device may include a location determination device, a mobile application, a plurality of wireless communication devices, and a user interface for the mobile application. The mobile device may be coupled, via wireless connections, with a wearable device to capture identification information of the object and a remote portal to determine whether a data warehouse coupled with the portal stores a predetermined type of data associating the identification information and the mobile device. If so, the mobile device may generate an alert on the mobile device and prompt the user to accept an operation related to the object. If the user accepts the operation, the mobile application may monitor the location of the mobile device and initiate the operation based on the location of the mobile device.

Abstract: Described herein are methods for controlling or limiting the deposition of inorganic sulfide scale in wellbore operations. In some cases, method can include introducing a treatment fluid including a cationic polymeric quaternary amine or a polyethyleneimine polymer into a treatment area of a wellbore having metal cations, such as iron, zinc, and/or lead cations, and sulfide anions and contacting the metal cations and sulfide anions with the treatment fluid to reduce or prevent formation of metal sulfide particles in the treatment area. The polymers can include poly(methacrylamido-4,4,8,8-tetramethyl-4,8-diaza-6-hydroxylnonamethylene dichloride), poly(vinylbenzyl trimethyl ammonium chloride), polydimethyldiallyl ammonium chloride, or quaternized ammonium salt polyethyleneimine.

Abstract: Methods and systems described in this disclosure electronically notarize a document. The system can receive biometric information from a user, extract characteristics from the biometric information, and compare the characteristics of the biometric information with previously stored characteristics of the user's biometric information. When the characteristics of the biometric information match the previously stored characteristics to a threshold, the system can create an identity of the user using the characteristics of the biometric information. The system can send a document to the user for cryptographic signature and receive an indication that the document has been signed. The cryptographic signature can be generated with a digest of the document, the identity, and a cryptographic key associated with the user. The system can inspect the digest of the document, the cryptographic key, and the identity associated with the document to verify authenticity of the document and the identity of the user.

Abstract: A communication system includes a plug module having a plug housing and a plug latch and a receptacle module having a receptacle housing and a receptacle latch. The receptacle module includes a receptacle connector with a card slot receiving a plug module circuit board. The receptacle connector includes cables terminated to contacts and extending from the receptacle connector. A receptacle cage includes a front cage interface receiving the plug module and a rear cage interface receiving the receptacle module. The front cage interface matches the rear cage interface including a front latching feature and a rear latching feature interfacing with the plug and receptacle latches.

Abstract: Providing accurate speed and rotation of a motor of a drilling assembly allows accurate monitoring of a drilling operation, for example, direction of drilling, rate of penetration, vibration, and stability of the drilling assembly. A bi-stable magnetic device is used to provide better control of torque and rate of penetration and prevention of slip-stick issues. One such device is a downhole motor that includes a stator and a rotor with a magnetic blade. The magnetic blade includes at least one of a magnetic edge, a magnetic surface, and a magnetic core, or is entirely or partially magnetic. A sensor is positioned in the stator to detect the passing of the magnetic edge of the blade of the rotor. Detection of one or more magnetic blades may provide rotational speed or other status information of the drilling assembly.

Abstract: A method including collecting transactional information from a mobile application on the mobile device. The mobile device can be used by a user to initiate an activity at a risk moment. The method also can include aggregating a set of risk signals. The method additionally can include obtaining a first set of risk rules for a model specific to the activity requested by the user. Each risk rule of the first set of risk rules can define weights when the risk rule is triggered based on one or more risk signals of the set of risk signals. The method further can include executing a risk engine using the first set of risk rules for the model and using the set of risk signals to generate a risk score. The risk score can be based on the weights of triggered risk rules of the first set of risk rules. The method additionally can include generating a disposition based on a comparison of the risk score to one or more predefined thresholds scores for the model.

Abstract: The claimed invention relates to means for analysis of a mineral deposit under development using noise logging. The aim of invention consists in increasing accuracy of sound source position determining at surveying in wells with complicated multi-barrier design. The method for locating an acoustic noise source in a well comprises the stages of: computer simulation of acoustic field generated by one or more sources of acoustic signal in the well; simultaneous recording of acoustic signals inside the wellbore using a device for recording acoustic signals comprising at least two acoustic sensors; locating the sought acoustic signal sources in the well by means of co-processing of computer simulation data and data on acoustic signals inside the wellbore recorded using the aforementioned device.