Abstract: A hand tool including a first assembly including a first handle and a first jaw, a second assembly including a second handle pivotally connected to the first handle and a second jaw pivotally connected to the second handle, a link member, and a link adjustment member movably connected to the first handle. The link adjustment member is configured for engaging with and axially moving the first end of the link member for adjusting a force applied by the first jaw and the second jaw onto the element in the closed position. The hand tool further includes a cutting assembly including a cutting member connected to the second jaw. The cutting member is configured for cutting the element.

Abstract: There is a need for solutions that predictive data analytics with improved training efficiency and/or accuracy. This need can be addressed by, for example, processing an original feature entry to generate a group of low-order feature values, including performing a first number of iterations of a feature engineering transformation to generate a group of engineered feature values and determining the group of low-ordered feature values based on a number of feature values from the group of engineered feature values; processing the original feature entry to generate a group of high-order feature values; merging the group of low-order feature values and the group of high-order feature values to generate a processed feature entry corresponding to the original feature entry; and providing the processed feature entry as an input to a prediction unit.

Abstract: An apparatus may include a connector sub rigidly securable to a conveyance for running the connector sub along a wellbore. The connector sub has a connector lug. Further, the apparatus may include a spool mandrel coupled to the connector sub and having a mandrel lug. The spool mandrel is rotatable with respect to the connector sub, and contact between the connector lug and the mandrel lug bounds rotation of the spool mandrel with respect to the connector sub between a first angular position and a second angular position. Additionally, the apparatus includes a control line extending between the connector sub and the spool mandrel. The control line is displaceable to permit rotation of the spool mandrel with respect to the connector sub.

Abstract: In some embodiments an apparatus includes a housing that defines an interior. The apparatus includes a first circuit board that has multiple integrated circuits (ICs). The first circuit board is disposed within the interior of the housing. The apparatus includes a second circuit board that has multiple ICs. The second circuit board is also disposed within the interior of the housing. The apparatus further includes a first electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield disposed about an IC from the multiple ICs of the first circuit board and not disposed about remaining ICs from the multiple ICs of the first circuit board. The apparatus further includes a second EMI shield disposed about the first circuit board and not the second circuit board. The apparatus further includes a third EMI shield disposed about the first circuit board and the second circuit board.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for managing data in view of data controls are provided. A request can be received from a client located in a jurisdiction to utilize a portion of data with a service. Based on a rule applicable to the jurisdiction, it can be determined that the service to utilize the portion of data is unavailable in the jurisdiction. To comply with the rule, a virtualized instance of the service can be deployed on hardware in the jurisdiction.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining an optimal route of a maritime ship includes a database configured to store at least one optimization constraint parameter, wherein the at least one optimization constraint parameter includes a constant shaft power of the propel shaft of the maritime ship; and a processor configured to execute a multi-objective route optimization based on the departure location, the destination location, and the at least one optimization constraint parameter to obtain the optimal route of the maritime ship.

Abstract: Aspects described herein relate to methods, systems, and apparatuses that track the availability of items from multiple vendors based on website browsing records from multiple users, and provide alerts to users when an out-of-stock item becomes available.

Abstract: An electric submersible pump (ESP) assembly. The ESP assembly comprises a centrifugal pump, an electric motor mechanically coupled by a drive shaft to the centrifugal pump, wherein the electric motor comprises a stator and a rotor, a bearing, wherein the bearing is disposed inside the electric motor, and a magnetic shield disposed in the electric motor between bearing and the rotor and stator.

Abstract: A method for determining absorption properties in clay deposits is provided that includes obtaining a clay sample, preparing the clay sample, analyzing the clay sample, and applying one or more correlative models to the clay sample. Additionally a system for use in determining absorption properties in clay deposits is provided that includes a plurality of inorganic particles, an analytical instrument configured to gather physical and/or chemical data about the inorganic particles, and a computer system configured to accept the physical and/or chemical data and/or generate correlations between the inorganic particles based on the data.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for shifting, orienting, organizing, and/or routing objects including parcels and packages. In different aspects, the systems can shift objects, re-orient the objects, e.g., based on dimensions and/or geometries, and then can deposit the objects into transport receptacles used for additional shifting, organizing, and/or routing. In one aspect, an object-orienting mechanism includes a pivot-assembly having a plurality of pivoting-extensions, e.g., that can be independently rotated into different positions, e.g., to manipulate a package. In another aspect, a bin for holding objects includes a base, a plurality of sidewalls extending from the base, and a releasing mechanism that is adjustable into different configurations. In another aspect, a method of re-orienting objects onto a side of smallest dimension or cross-section is provided. This can be used to increase the efficiency of processing objects, e.g., in a logistics network operation.

Abstract: Techniques are provided herein to identify unused computer code in a computer code corpus. Execution tracking characteristics may be used to identify unused code branches within the computer code corpus. A notification may be provided, indicating the unused code along with an option for easy removal.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described for managing fleet services. Managing fleet services includes calculating a payment range, outputting a first presentation including the payment range and information identifying the at least one vehicle, receiving a selection of the at least one vehicle by the entity, generating an insurance policy for the at least one vehicle based on the payment range, and enabling at least one telematics unit of the at least one vehicle based on generating the insurance policy.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to aggregation of data associated with events related to automotive vehicles. Automotive vehicles may include a variety of sensing devices used in local sensing operations. However, these sensing devices may not be leveraged beyond the local sensing operations. When automotive vehicles are operated, sometimes events occur. As discussed herein, an event-based data aggregation service may aggregate sensing data from one or more sensing devices, such as sensing devices of the automotive vehicles, in response to receiving an event notification associated with one or more of the events and may use the sensing data when responding to the event notification.

Abstract: In some implementations, a processing device may receive, from an optical sensor, a plurality of frames encoding images of an environment of a door. The processing device may estimate, using the plurality of frames, a direction and a speed associated with at least one person included in the plurality of frames. Accordingly, the processing device may transmit a command to a controller associated with the door based on the direction and the speed.

Abstract: A system, method and apparatus for capturing data from a plurality of users for providing online gameplay based on captured user sensor data. User sensor data is captured from a plurality of sensor capture devices relative to an associated user so as to be transmitted to a gameplay server. The gameplay server executes instructions to generate a user interface on a user's client computing device for providing gameplay on each user client portable computing device utilizing, and pertinent to, the captured sensor data.

Abstract: In some implementations, a system may identify a mitigation record in a record log associated with an account of an application. The system may append a message prompt to the mitigation record that causes the application to request, during a user session associated with the account, an indication of whether there is an association between the mitigation record and an event record. The system may receive, from a user device associated with the user session, feedback associated with the message prompt that indicates whether the mitigation record is associated with the event record. The system may perform, based on the feedback, an action associated with indicating whether the mitigation record and the event record are associated.

Abstract: A system and method include server computer which may generate a route service request to service a route with a vehicle and identify a start location for the route and one or more stop locations of the route based on historical data associated at least with one of the route or the vehicle. The server computer may proceed to determine a probability that each of the one or more stop locations for the route will be serviced by the vehicle for the route and automatically select, based on the probability associated with each one of the one or more stop locations for the route, a subset of stop locations among the one or more stop locations. The server computer may then assign the subset of stop locations to the route, and transmit routing navigation instructions to a device associated with the vehicle.

Abstract: Embodiments are described herein for systems and methods for continuously monitoring an electronic device to determine if tampering is possibly occurring with respect to the electronic device. For example, in certain embodiments, a hardware monitoring device may be configured to be communicatively coupled to the electronic device, and to transmit a command signal indicative of a network connectivity alarm to the electronic device in response to detecting that the hardware monitoring device has lost connection with a communication network. In addition, in certain embodiments, the hardware monitoring device may also be configured to indirectly couple the electronic device to a power source, and to transmit a command signal indicative of a tampering alarm in response to detecting that the hardware monitoring device has lost connection with the power source.

Abstract: The invention relates to an optimal allocation method for stored energy coordinating electric vehicles (EVs) to participate in auxiliary service market (ASM), including the following steps: 1. Predict the reported capacity of daily 96 points for EVs to participate in the ASM by least square support vector machine (LSSVM). 2. Fit the daily total load distribution of EVs. 3. Determine the error distribution between the reported capacity and the actual response capacity, and simulate the total daily load capacity of EVs in the future with Monte Carlo method. 4. Calculate the energy storage capacity required by EVs daily participating in ASM. 5. Build the objective function to minimize the scheduling risk of auxiliary service. 6. Solve the energy storage model in step 5 with particle swarm optimization (PSO), and output the configuration results of optimal energy storage capacity and energy storage power. The invention can improve the adjustable capacity of EVs participating in ASM.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a segment-wise prediction machine learning framework. In one example, an embodiment provides for generating, using a segment-wise prediction machine learning framework, and based at least in part on a document segment for an input segment and a respective predictive code for the input segment, a segment-wise prediction score for the input segment. The segment-wise prediction machine learning framework may comprise a text embedding machine learning model and may be configured to generate a segment-wise prediction score for the input segment based at least in part on a document embedding for the input segment and a code embedding for the respective predictive code for the input segment. Additionally, the text embedding machine learning model may be trained as part of a code prediction machine learning model that is configured to generate, for a particular input document data object, a selected code subset.