Abstract: There is disclosed a method for treatment of an aqueous lithium salt-containing solution in a direct lithium extraction process comprising lithium-selective media, wherein the aqueous lithium salt-containing solution comprises one or more foulants, the method comprising the steps of adjusting the oxidative-reductive potential and/or pH of the aqueous lithium salt-containing solution to render the one or more foulants inert to the lithium-selective media; and removing the one or more inert foulants from the aqueous lithium salt-containing solution prior to addition of the aqueous lithium salt-containing solution to the lithium-selective media in a direct lithium extraction process.

Abstract: The device of the present invention includes a compact baby bottle attachment. The device of the present invention is a pod that is functional as a cap to a baby bottle, a storage container for powdered formula, and a dispenser for powdered formula. The device is removably attachable to conventional baby bottles and eases the baby feeding process by storing powdered formula separately from the water reservoir, sealing the powdered formula compartment with a ring plug, and including a nip housing depression to ensure the nip is erect and ready to feed upon removal of the pod.

Abstract: An inlet shield with a first portion that is configured to be secured to an inlet of a turbocharger, and a second portion that is configured to be removably coupled to the first portion via magnets, wherein different second portions may have different mesh layouts allowing a consumer to choose different levels of protection and air flow based on desired use.

Abstract: This invention provides a system and method/process for treatment of fuel used in internal combustion engines that advantageously reduces greenhouse gasses and pollutants given off during combustion and provides all the above effects without the need to include additional traditional additives that increase costs and may be environmentally harmful. Nanoparticles of one or more metals are added to a fuel mixture, where the mixture consists of hydrophobic or hydrophilic biofuels of plant or animal origin and/or sulfur containing petroleum distillates. An electro-chemical process/method can then be employed, by passing a current through the mixture, to produce metal nanoparticles. These metal nanoparticles have a wide range of benefits when added to the fuel solution, and allow the user to avoid the use of such traditional fuel additives.

Abstract: An example fluid manifold, for a fracturing system, includes one or more spool sections and a flow passage at least partially defined by the spool sections that extends along a longitudinal axis. In addition, the manifold includes a first flow altering assembly positioned along the flow passage and including a diverter surface positioned to divert fluid radially away from the axis. Further, the manifold includes a second flow altering assembly positioned along the flow passage and spaced from the first flow altering assembly. The second flow altering assembly includes an annular flange and a flow altering tube extending axially from the annular flange such that the annular flange and the flow altering tube define an annular cavity that extends radially between the flow altering tube and an inner wall of the flow passage and that extends axially along the flow altering tube to the annular flange.

Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for removing acid gases and other impurities from raw biogas streams, such as biogas from landfills or biogas from controlled anaerobic digestion, is disclosed. The method provides efficient generation of high-purity renewable natural gas from raw biogas. The biogas is treated in a multi-stage membrane system integrated with compression equipment. The membrane separation stages are integrated with high-pressure and low-pressure compressors with the low-pressure compressor operating in a defined pressure range. The combined system provides for efficient contaminant removal from raw biogas to generate high-purity methane products with reduced membrane area and compression energy consumption.

Abstract: The device of the present invention includes a compact baby bottle attachment. The device of the present invention is a pod that is functional as a cap to a baby bottle, a storage container for powdered formula, and a dispenser for powdered formula. The device is removably attachable to conventional baby bottles and eases the baby feeding process by storing powdered formula separately from the water reservoir, sealing the powdered formula compartment with a ring plug, and including a nip housing depression to ensure the nip is erect and ready to feed upon removal of the pod.

Abstract: A storage system is disclosed. The system may include a bottom receptacle configured to hold a first set of items and a top receptacle configured to hold a second set of items. The top receptacle is configured to be stacked over the bottom receptacle. The system may further include a connector having a tubular body. The tubular body may have a connector distal portion and a connector proximal portion. The connector may include a locking mechanism disposed at the connector distal portion. The locking mechanism may be configured to lock the connector distal portion to a bottom receptacle proximal portion, and the connector proximal portion may be configured to removably attach to a top receptacle distal portion.

Abstract: FinFET devices and processes to prevent fin or gate collapse (e.g., flopover) in finFET devices are provided. The method includes forming a first set of trenches in a semiconductor material and filling the first set of trenches with insulator material. The method further includes forming a second set of trenches in the semiconductor material, alternating with the first set of trenches that are filled. The second set of trenches form semiconductor structures which have a dimension of fin structures. The method further includes filling the second set of trenches with insulator material. The method further includes recessing the insulator material within the first set of trenches and the second set of trenches to form the fin structures.

Abstract: Gravity assisted reservoir drainage systems and methods, which improve preexisting reservoir drainage systems and artificial lift methods using the interwell hydraulic communication that exists between closely spaced horizontal wells in certain fully developed leases completed with large multi-stage hydraulic fracture treatments in batch fashion.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a software tool that may be used to create and navigate through visualizations of an organization's data as embodied in a digital duplicate. These “smart interactions” may allow a user to visually and intuitively traverse the semantic network to dynamically provide on-demand visualization of the business data. Based on the traversal of the network, the network can be simplified and/or subnetworks can be created. As part of the visualization, “perspectives” can be created based on focal points (i.e., nodes) in the network. The focal points may be used as a starting point for the traversal, and functions (e.g., aggregates) can be dynamically applied to produce subnetworks to provide data for visualizations.

Abstract: Inner and outer spacers for nanosheet transistors are formed using techniques that improve junction uniformity. One nanosheet transistor device includes outer spacers and an interlevel dielectric layer liner made from the same material. A second nanosheet transistor device includes outer spacers, inner spacers and an interlevel dielectric layer liner that are all made from the same material.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are various examples of a workstation that integrates multiple distinct computer systems in a single chassis. A first blade computing device of a plurality of blade computing devices can receive a selection of a medical image study in a user interface. The first blade computing device can determine whether the medical image study is compatible with the first blade computing device. In response to determining that the medical image study is incompatible with the first blade computing device, the first blade computing device can identify a second blade computing device of the plurality of blade computing device with which the medical image study is compatible. The first blade computing device can generate a command to activate the second blade computing device and to access the medical image study and provide the command to the switching device.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a composite product includes recovering a wet composite waste from at least one of the manufacturing process or an end-of-life product. The wet composite waste includes a first resin and a plurality of first fibers that are bound together with the first resin. The method also includes grinding the wet composite waste after recovering the wet composite waste. The method also includes mixing the wet composite waste with the second resin into a homogeneous mixture and placing the homogeneous mixture into a cavity. The method includes curing the second resin of the homogeneous mixture such that the homogenous mixture hardens to form a composite product that includes the first resin, the second resin, and the plurality of first fibers.

Abstract: The system implements in memory decoys to disrupt the attacker techniques. This has multiple benefits. 1) The attacker is never aware of a decoy present in memory as it is virtually indistinguishable from any regular process on an endpoint. 2) The decoys process also tracks attacker activity from a behavior perspective and predict and preempt the attackers next steps without alerting the attacker. 3) the decoy processes can then provide false information by intercepting the kernel responses to the attackers process and disrupt the attack chain. 4) the decoy processes can also pollute the responses that the attacker is expecting, thereby preventing the attacker from ever achieving execution of the endpoint. 5) The decoy processes also detect the attacker's evasion techniques and adjust accordingly to divert the attacker from ever achieving execution.

Abstract: A remote phosphor package according to the present invention includes a green emitting quantum dot material and a Mn4+ doped phosphor of formula I, dispersed in a host matrix Ax[MFy]:Mn4+?? I wherein A is Li, Na, K, Rb, Cs, or combinations thereof; M is Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Zr, Al, Ga, In, Sc, Y, La, Nb, Ta, Bi, Gd, or combinations thereof; x is an absolute value of a charge of the [MFy] ion; and y is 5, 6 or 7.

Abstract: Computer readable medium stores a bitstream which is decodable by a decoder that is f configured to receive a bitstream, extract a header including a list of reference frames available for motion compensation, such as global motion compensation, determine, using the header, a motion model for a current block, the motion relative to a reference frame contained in the list of reference frames, and decode the current block using the motion model. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described.

Abstract: A multi-blender system for blending liquid and solid particulates together to prepare a fracturing fluid, the blender system can include a plurality of independently operable blender units each having components that can operate with either blender unit. Each component may be a modular blender component mounted to respective independent frames. The independent frames are configured to be independently removable, replaceable and movable to multiple positions in the blender system. In some aspects the multi-blender system can operate at different sand concentrations, instantaneously adjust flow rate to one or more of the components in either blender unit, provide control redundancy, and may continue to operate despite a failure of one of the major components.

Abstract: Systems and methods for encoding and decoding video content for machine consumption with enhanced region packing strategies. An encoder includes a region detector module which receives a source video and identifies regions of interest therein. A top-down region extractor module receives the identified regions of interest and generates modified set of regions of interest that can be packed in a frame more efficiently. A region packing module receives the modified set of regions of interest and arranges the modified set of regions of interest into a packed frame in which pixels outside the modified regions of interest are substantially excluded. A video encoder encodes the packed frame and region parameters into a coded bitstream. A decoder provides complimentary processing to reconstruct a frame with the regions of interest arranged as they were in the source frame.