Abstract: A storage bag is secured to a conventional garment such as a vest by a novel attachment system. A securing strap is interlaced through interdigitated fabric loops located on both the storage bag and the garment. The securing strap is permanently secured to the bag. The securing strap is configured to release the storage bag from the garment by a simple pulling of the strap away from the garment, the storage bag being drawn away, upon separation, by the securing bag. The system allows one-handed release and separating of a storage bag secured to a garment.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods of forming a three-dimensional build object on a substrate (204) include directing an energy beam (202) onto the substrate (204) to form a melt pool (308), wherein the energy beam (202) traverses the substrate (204) in a process direction (322) at a process speed, depositing additive material into the melt pool (308), and measuring energy emitted by the melt pool (308). A thermal signature of the melt pool (308) is determined based on the measured energy. The method further includes identifying a liquidus region (332) of the melt pool (308), a solidus region (334) surrounding the melt pool (308), and a transitional region (336) of the melt pool (308) based on the thermal signature.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to detecting phase slips that may occur in a multi-lane serial datalink. Phase slips may occur when a lane experiences lane skew, which may introduce a phase slip with respect to another lane. To detect phase slippage, the system may select a reference lane from among the lanes. The system may generate a pre-deskew delta value based on a difference between the FIFO filling level of the reference lane before a deskew and the FIFO filling level of a second lane before the deskew. The system may generate a post-deskew delta value based on a difference between the FIFO filling level of the reference lane after the deskew and the FIFO filling level of the second lane after the deskew. The system may use a difference between the post-deskew delta and the pre-deskew delta to detect phase slip on the second lane relative to the reference lane.

Abstract: A robot system for non-destructive testing (NDT) of a test object, including: a transducer holder and an NDT transducer to perform an NDT on the surface of the test object; a memory to store a predefined trajectory of the NDT transducer; a force-sensing device to provide measurements of the contact forces and/or contact moments between the surface of the test object and the NDT transducer and/or the transducer holder; a controller to generate an actuation signal based on the predefined trajectory; and a positioning device to control the position and/or orientation of the NDT transducer relative to the test object based on the actuation signal. Consequently, the position and/or orientation of the NDT transducer relative to the test object and the contact forces and/or contact moments between the NDT transducer and/or the transducer holder and the test object can be automatically adapted to improve the quality of the NDT measurement.

Abstract: An ozone generation device includes an inverter, an ozone generator, and a reactor. The inverter turns on and off a switching element by pulse width modulation (PWM) control to convert DC power into AC power. In the ozone generator, voltage of the AC power is applied to a dielectric electrode, and discharge is generated in raw material gas flowing in a discharge gap between the dielectric electrode and a metal electrode, so that ozone is generated by the discharge. The reactor is connected in series to a dielectric electrode, and reduces an inrush current that flows through the dielectric electrode when the switching element is switched from off to on by the PWM control by the inverter.

Abstract: A gas lift system may be installed within a well to allow gas lift operations where gas may be injected into the annular area of the well while producing fluids through the interior of the production tubular or upon demand may be reversed so that gas may be injected into the interior of the production tubular while producing fluids to the annular region of the well. In order to allow bidirectional production on demand two types of gas lift mandrels are installed as part of the production tubular. Both types of gas lift mandrels are configured such that gas lift valves are mounted to the exterior of the mandrels. In order to facilitate the desired direction of gas flow through the two types of gas lift mandrels a plug and packer system with or with out one way valves may be utilized to direct and contain the pressurized gas flow within the well.

Abstract: A syringe includes a dosage setter operatively coupled to a plunger rod and comprising a rotatable body that comprises a set of one or more stops for engaging the set of one or more protrusions of the plunger rod depending on at least a rotational position of the set of one or more stops relative to the set of one or more protrusions, wherein a first rotational adjustment associated with the dosage setter is configured to set a first dosage increment by adjusting a relative axial position between the rotatable body and the plunger rod, and a second rotational adjustment associated with the dosage setting assembly is configured to set a second dosage increment that is larger than the first dosage increment by adjusting a relative rotational alignment between the set of one or more stops and the set of one or more protrusions.

Abstract: A method for collecting data comprising: at a user device comprising a sensor, the user device being capable of detecting by means of the sensor interaction by a user with any of a plurality of predefined user interface elements: generating a raw dataset from sensor data collected by the sensor as a result of a user input, the user interface elements with which the user has interacted being derivable from the raw dataset and the raw dataset including finer-level sensor data indicating the manner of the user's interaction with those elements; forming an obscured dataset by processing the raw dataset to obscure which user interface elements the user has interacted with and retain at least some of the finer-level sensor data; and transmitting the obscured dataset to a remote computing device and/or storing the obscured dataset at the user device.

Abstract: A logistics support device includes a deriver and an instruction controller. The deriver performs, when a storage configured to store an article is mounted in a moving body and stays in a work place at which work is performed on an article stored in the storage in a delivery business, statistics processing on environmental information on an environmental change inside the storage. The instruction controller outputs an instruction on the basis of a result of the statistics processing performed by the deriver when a storage configured to store an article is mounted in a moving body and a delivery of the article is performed.

Abstract: A fiber-optic interconnection stabilization apparatus for a measurement system is provided. The apparatus may comprise a main body comprising an enclosure and two openings. The enclosure may encase a fiber-optic cable within the main body in an organized manner. The two openings may fit connecting ends of the fiber-optic cable such that the connecting ends of may be exposed in order to connect two modular components of a measurement system and form a closed measurement loop. The main body, when in a closed configuration, may stabilizes the fiber-optic cable encased within from external conditions, such as mechanical, thermal, or other environmental conditions that may affect measurements.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a printing unit that executes a printing operation to print an image on a recording sheet, a HDD in which first authentication information for identifying a user is stored in advance, an operation device for receiving information inputted, and a control device. The control device causes the printing unit to print, on the recording sheet, a first status page including first information related to a charge arising from execution of the printing operation, when an instruction to print a status page indicating a printing status by the printing unit has been received, and the authentication information received through the operation device and the first authentication information stored in the HDD in advance have been accorded with each other.

Abstract: The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer program products for codification, tracking, and use of informed consent data for human specimen research. According to one method, an informed consent document is codified and consent rules are attached to a specimen. The consent rules and any changes to the consent rules are tracked. Allowed use analysis of the specimen and associated data is performed and a regulatory intelligence knowledgebase (RIK) is provided that includes global regulations data derived from proprietary and public sources. A consent document is automatically generated using the codified informed consent document and the RIK.

Abstract: Embodiments herein disclose methods and systems for automatic generation and convergence of keywords and/or keyphrases from a media. A method disclosed herein includes analyzing at least one source of the media to obtain at least one text, wherein the at least one source includes at least one audio portion and at least one visual portion. The method further includes extracting at least one keyword of a plurality of keywords from the extracted at least one text. The method further includes generating at least one keyphrase of a plurality of keyphrases for the extracted at least one keyword. The method further includes merging at least one of the at least one keyword and the at least one keyphrase to generate a plurality of elements from the media, wherein the plurality of elements includes context dependent set of at least one of the plurality of keywords and the plurality of keyphrases.

Abstract: To prevent the occurrence of a defect in an infrared-light attenuation filter and prevent a reduction in image quality. An imaging device includes a photoelectric converter, an on-chip lens, a color filter, the infrared-light attenuation filter, and a protective film. The photoelectric converter performs photoelectric conversion depending on incident light. The on-chip lens collects the incident light into the photoelectric converter. Infrared light and visible light of a specified wavelength from among the collected incident light are transmitted through the color filter. The infrared-light attenuation filter attenuates the infrared light from among the collected incident light, and visible light from among the collected incident light is transmitted through the infrared-light attenuation filter. The protective film is arranged adjacent to the infrared-light attenuation filter and protects the infrared-light attenuation filter.

Abstract: A data processing system is disclosed that includes an input port that aggregates data extracted from multiple different data records that have been retrieved from multiple distributed data sources, a classification engine that classifies the aggregated data into a first data type and a second data type, an executable logic engine that defines a first logical mapping from fields in the first data type to respective regions of a graphical user interface and that further defines a second logical mapping from the fields in the second data type to respective regions of the graphical user interface, and an output port that receives a request to display the graphical user interface from a user device, and provides data for the graphical user interface that when rendered on a display device, renders visual representations of the respective regions populated with data based on a particular logical mapping selected by the output port.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus having a simple configuration capable of measuring a toner current included in a developing current and accurately calculating a toner charge amount based on the measurement result. A developing device has a developer carrier that carries a two-component developer including a magnetic carrier and toner. A developing voltage power supply applies a developing voltage obtained by superimposing an AC voltage on a DC voltage on the developer carrier. A control unit estimates a toner charge amount based on a toner current calculated by subtracting a carrier current from a developing current detected by a current detecting unit when a reference image is formed during non-image formation, and a toner developing amount calculated from the density of a reference image detected by a density detecting device.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming apparatus having a simple configuration capable of measuring a toner current included in a developing current and accurately calculating a toner charge amount based on the measurement result. The developing device has a developer carrier that carries a two-component developer including a magnetic carrier and toner. The density detecting device detects the density of the toner image. The current detecting unit detects a DC component of a developing current that flows when a developing voltage is applied to the developer carrier. The control unit, in a state in which the image carrier is rotated at two or more different linear speeds during non-image formation, forms the same reference image on the image carrier by the developing device, and estimates the toner charge amount based on the developing current when the reference image is formed and the density of the reference image.

Abstract: A processor-implemented system and method for enabling a relying party device associated with a relying party to verify an identity of a user. The method includes the steps of (i) generating, using a cryptographic processor on a user device associated with the user, a first set of credentials including a public-private key pair associated with the user, (ii) receiving at least one cryptographic challenge from the relying party device associated with the relying party, (iii) verifying at least one of a biometric or a PIN code, (iv) responding to the at least one cryptographic challenge by performing the at least one cryptographic operation on the cryptographic challenge using the user private key to form a result of the at least one cryptographic operation and (v) transmitting the result of the at least one cryptographic operation as a cryptographic challenge response to the relying party device.

Abstract: A dual-mode polarizer for selectively switching between linear polarization and circular polarization includes a first meander-line polarizer, and a second meander-line polarizer spaced apart from the first meander-line polarizer to define a first gap therebetween. A first angular orientation between the first and second meander-line polarizers produces variably-oriented linear polarization of a signal passing through the first and second meander-line polarizers, and a second angular orientation between the first and second meander-line polarizers produces variably-oriented circular polarization of a signal passing through the first and second meander-line polarizers.