Abstract: Provided herein is a machine for forming a container from a blank including a tray and a lid. The machine has an upstream end where the blank is loaded and a downstream end where the container is discharged and includes a frame, a pre-forming assembly, and a mandrel assembly. The pre-forming assembly is configured to partially form the lid and the tray by folding each of a plurality of side panels of the blank and further form the tray by partially folding a front panel assembly of the blank, the front panel assembly including a front panel and a roll-over panel. The mandrel assembly is mounted to the frame and configured to engage a bottom panel of the tray to form each of a plurality of corners of the tray and fold the roll-over panel to form a front wall of the container.

Abstract: Embodiments described herein disclose methods and systems for community item distribution. In some implementations, the community item distribution system includes a platform for users to post information regarding items they want to share with the community. The community item distribution system can categorize the information and establish donation parameters for the shared items. The donation parameters can include where and when items can be donated or retrieved, what types of items can be donated, and who can request the donated items. In some cases, the community item distribution system can generate a user interface listing the available items that users can request. Upon request of an item, the community item distribution system can schedule a drone to transport the item, in a secured container with ultraviolet lights to disinfect the item, from the storage location to the delivery location.

Abstract: Provided is a downhole tool, a well system, and a method for forming a well system. The downhole tool, in at least one aspect, includes a two part drilling and running tool, the two part drilling and running tool including a conveyance, a smaller assembly coupled to an end of the conveyance, and a larger bit assembly slidably coupled to the conveyance, the smaller assembly and larger bit assembly configured to slidingly engage one another downhole to form a combined bit assembly. The downhole tool, in accordance with this aspect, further includes a whipstock assembly coupled to the two part drilling and running tool using a coupling mechanism, and a hydraulically actuated anchoring assembly coupled to a downhole end of the whipstock assembly.

Abstract: A method may include providing a treatment fluid comprising a metal sulfide dissolver and a base fluid. The metal sulfide dissolver includes a chelating agent, a boosting agent, a scaling agent, and a dispersing agent. The treatment fluid is then injected to contact a metal sulfide scale, which dissolves at least partially. The treatment fluid may be injected into a wellbore as a standalone treatment or as an additive.

Abstract: An electric submersible pump (ESP) assembly. The ESP assembly comprises a first ESP component having a first drive shaft defining a plurality of male splines and defining at least one cut-out area; a second ESP component having a second drive shaft defining a plurality of male splines; a coupling shell defining a first plurality of female splines configured to mate with the male splines of the first drive shaft, a second plurality of female splines configured to mate with the male splines of the second drive shafts, and at least one shouldered aperture configured to align with the cut-out area of the first drive shaft; and at least one removable lug having a pin that is configured to extend through the shouldered aperture in the coupling shell to engage with the at least one cut-out area of the first drive shaft.

Abstract: A method and/or a machine is for tabbing a free end on a roll of sheet material. Converting a master roll of sheet material to the roll of sheet material and winding a first roll of sheet material onto a spindle at a winding position. Tabbing the free end of the roll of sheet material at a tabbing position. Where a tabber carrying a joiner are both in an initial position away from the first roll of sheet material, moving the tabber to a second position adjacent the roll of sheet material, moving the joiner into an engagement position where the joiner is engaged with the free end of the roll of sheet material. The joiner creates a tab with a combination of mechanical entanglement and heat welding. Returning the tabber and joiner to the initial positions. Doffing the tabbed roll of sheet material. The roll produced by the foregoing.

Abstract: Embodiments herein provide a system and method for screening and monitoring of cardiac diseases by analyzing acquired physiological signals. Unlike state of art approaches that consider only synchronized ECG and PPG signals for cardiac health analysis and do not consider PCG which is a critical signal for CAD analysis, the system synchronously captures physiological signals such as photo plethysmograph (PPG), phonocardiogram (PCG) and electrocardiogram (ECG) from subject(s) and builds an analytical model in the cloud for analyzing heart conditions from the captured physiological signals. The system and method provides a fusion based approach of combining the captured physiological signals such as PPG, PCG and ECG along with other details such as subject clinical information, demography information and so on. The analytical model is pretrained using ECG. PPG and PCG along with metadata associated with the subject such as demography and clinical information.

Abstract: The present embodiments relate to on demand generation of curated audio content. Responsive to initiation of an electronic communication by a client, audio relating to a client speaking to the operator can be processed to derive a series of insights relating to features of the audio. Previously recorded audio relating to the operator can be combined with a text-based script to generate audio content. The audio content can be modified using the series of derived insights. The modified audio content can include a series of disclaimers that are played back to the client. Generation of the modified audio content can be dynamically generated responsive to detecting a trigger that allows for on-demand generation of the modified audio content.

Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques to perform transaction with transaction cards utilizing characteristics of customer's signature. Techniques may further include determining characteristics of a signature including a reduced set of data points for the signature and storing the characteristics in secure memory of transaction card.

Abstract: A subsea wellbore monitoring system of the present disclosure includes hanger, plug, and monitoring assemblies. The hanger assembly installs on landing in the wellhead, engages the lock profile, and has a hanger seal sealing in the wellhead. The plug assembly is supported in the hanger assembly and has a plug seal to seal in the landing. Ports of the plug assembly communicate with a bore envelope and an annulus envelope. The monitoring assembly has pressure monitors that communicate with the ports and measure pressure measurements related to the envelopes. The hanger and plug seals can be elastomeric and/or metal elements. The hanger and plug seals are preferably expandable or can be energized outward so the seals can pass any shoulders and profiles when installed in the wellbore and can then seal against the internal surfaces.

Abstract: A method for detecting duplicate authorization requests includes: receiving an authorization request over an electronic payment processing network associated with an electronic payment transaction; determining whether the authorization request is a potential duplicate authorization request or is not a duplicate authorization request based on a bloom filter; in response to determining that the authorization request is a potential duplicate authorization request, determining a connectivity quality associated with the electronic payment processing network; and determining whether to process the authorization request based on the connectivity quality. A system and computer program product for detecting duplicate authorization requests are also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for making purchases at a merchant point-of-sale (POS) device using a mobile device. Transaction information may be communicated from the POS device to the mobile device and an authorization from the purchaser to proceed with the transaction returned to the POS device from the mobile device. After authorization, the POS device may communicate the transaction information together with an identifier of the mobile device to a financial institution to process payment. The financial institution may confirm the transaction with the purchaser at the mobile device using the identifier of the mobile device. Upon receiving a confirmation response from the mobile device, the financial institution may then transfer funds from a purchaser account to a merchant account.

Abstract: A satellite launcher having a body comprising a planar surface and an axial bore; a plurality of satellite tubes, each satellite tube for releasably retaining a satellite and having an open end for facing the planar surface; a first and a second track system, each comprising: a track extending along the planar surface through the axial bore with a track opening at the axial bore, a magazine slideably attached to the track, the magazine for detachably retaining satellite tubes, and a drive system for moving the first magazine along the first track. The track of the second track system angularly offset from the track of the first track system relative to the axial bore, the second track defining a second track opening at the axial bore. When one of the satellite tubes is aligned with the axial bore, the satellite contained therein is free to drop out.

Abstract: Provided is a downhole material test sub assembly, a well system including the same, and a method for using the same. The downhole material test sub assembly, in one aspect, includes a flange for coupling to a mandrel, and one or more retainer assemblies coupled to the flange, the one or more retainer assemblies configured to accept a test specimen for running within a wellbore on the mandrel. The downhole material test sub assembly, according to another aspect, includes a mandrel and one or more grooves or pockets located in an outer surface of the mandrel, the one or more grooves or pockets configured to accept a test specimen for running within a wellbore on the mandrel.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device, including: a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations of: determining a network topology in a fiber optic network, wherein the network topology comprises a plurality of network elements joined by fiber optic links; selecting parameter values of a set of parameters for a channel between a first network element and a second network element in the plurality of network elements; applying the parameter values to create parameterized dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) signals between the first network element and the second network element; responsive to the applying the parameter values, determining characteristics of the channel in the fiber optic network; repeating the selecting and applying of the parameter values to determine the characteristics of the channel using different selected parameter values

Abstract: Smartcard (SC) having a metal card body (MCB) which is a coupling frame (CF) with a slit (S), and a coupling loop antenna/structure (CLA, CLS) connected to termination points (TP) on each side of the slit (S) and coupled with the module antenna (MA) of a transponder chip module (TCM). A portion of the card body (CB) may be metal and another, coplanar portion of the card body may be a synthetic material which may be transparent or translucent. Currents may be collected from the interface between the two portions. The card body (CB) may have two metal layers of different materials, adhesively joined to each other using a thermosetting epoxy that converts from B-stage to C-stage during lamination.

Abstract: Various embodiments described herein relate to a call management system that aims to provide a more efficient, secure, and dynamic technique for authenticating a user based on a location of the user. A server of the call management system receives a phone call from a user device. The server transfers the phone call to an analyst device. When the analyst device accepts the phone call, the server starts an electronic communication session between the user device and the analyst device. The server then determines a current location of the user. The server further determines a question for authentication of the user based on the current location. The server transmits the question to the analyst device. The analyst device transmits the question to the user device via the server. In response to an answer received from the user device, the server authenticates the user.

Abstract: Systems and methods for determining neural network brittleness are disclosed. For example, the system may include one or more memory units storing instructions and one or more processors configured to execute the instructions to perform operations. The operations may include receiving a modeling request comprising a preliminary model and a dataset. The operations may include determining a preliminary brittleness score of the preliminary model. The operations may include identifying a reference model and determining a reference brittleness score of the reference model. The operations may include comparing the preliminary brittleness score to the reference brittleness score and generating a preferred model based on the comparison. The operations may include providing the preferred model.

Abstract: A computer implemented method, system and non-transitory computer-readable device for a remote deposit environment. Upon receiving a user request, based on interactions with the UI, the method implements an electronic deposit of a financial instrument by activating a camera on the client device to generate a live stream of image data of a field of view of at least one camera, wherein the live stream includes imagery of at least a portion of the financial instrument. The method continues by extracting in real-time, based on the formation of byte array objects from the live stream of image data, data fields from a ranked sequence of imagery to be processed by an optical character recognition (OCR) program resident on the client device. The OCR process extracts one or more data fields from of the financial instrument that are communicated to a remote deposit server to complete the electronic deposit.

Abstract: A compressible rod for an aerosol-generating device includes a first layer and a wrapper circumscribing the first layer. The first layer includes a first material. The first material may include tobacco. The compressible rod has a circular cross-sectional shape and a hollow center. The compressible rod is configured to be compressed, such that the compressible rod has a non-circular cross-sectional shape after compression.