Abstract: A simulation apparatus includes a status-transition-frequency input, a job status unit, a job-status simulating unit, an error-occurrence-rate input unit, and a device alert unit. The status-transition-frequency input unit receives an input of a status transition frequency of a job executable by a device. The job status unit simulates a status transition of the job based on the status transition frequency. The job-status simulating unit makes a transition of a status of the job based on the status transition by the job status unit as a simulation. The error-occurrence-rate input unit receives an input of an error occurrence rate of the job. The device alert unit makes a transition of a status of the device based on the error occurrence rate as a simulation.

Abstract: The scanning optical device (6) includes a light source, a deflector (30) configured to rotate on a horizontal surface around a rotating shaft extending in a vertical direction and an optical box (50) in which the light source, the deflector (30), and the optical components groups (40) are housed and supported by the frame (60). A heat sink (36) is disposed between the deflector (30) and the frame (60). A first protrusion (37) extending on an extension line of the rotating shaft of the deflector (30) is formed in the heat sink (36). A first engaging hole (61) with which the first protrusion (37) engages is formed in the frame (60).

Abstract: A vessel occluding assembly includes first and second joined vessel aperture occluders each having a vessel aperture outer contact surface that, when one of the occluders is installed in a vessel aperture, hemostasis of a respective vessels is achieved, and a flexible tether connecting at the first and second occluders together such that, when the two occluders are implanted in a respectively vessel orifice, the occluders and the tether achieve sequential hemostasis of the plurality of vessels independent of relative tensions between the vessels.

Abstract: A lifting device for lowering a pipeline end from a water surface to a seabed, alternatively later retrieval of the same from the seabed to the water surface, said pipeline end being provided with an outboard connecting part designed for mating and connection with an inboard connecting part on the seabed. The lifting device includes a hang off clamp adapted for connection with the outboard connecting part, at least one lifting arm pivotably connected to the hang off clamp at a respective first end of said at least one lifting arm and a yoke, said yoke being adapted to be releasable connected to the at least one lifting arm at a respective second end of said lifting arm, said at least one lifting arm having a locking arrangement for securing the at least one lifting arm to the hang off clamp in a non-rotational resting position. A method for lowering of a pipeline end from a water surface and retrieving a pipeline end from a seabed by use of the lifting device is also disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods relating to monitoring cargo are provided. Various embodiments provide features relating to: (1) monitoring characteristics of cargo using a single device that may be disposable; (2) generating alerts based on a variety of temperature conditions, such as multiple temperature thresholds; (3) providing multiple levels of alerts and escalating alerts to different users; (4) providing an indication of an end of trip based on location data and data from sensor(s); (5) reducing power of transmissions between devices; (6) using frequency diversity features to communicate between devices; (7) providing configurable reporting and/or sensor monitoring parameters, and changing reporting and/or sensor measurement periods; (8) allowing for communication with devices across multiple frequency bands; (9) utilizing secondary communication circuits to communicate with different devices, such as across different frequency channels and/or bands; and (10) using a movement detection device (e.g.

Abstract: Automated diagnosis archetypes based on a complete list of library of medical illnesses are used dynamically to help prioritize health data that is relevant to a physician's medical diagnosis for a patient. A super plurality of diagnoses patient archetypes are narrowed to match a patient profile based on information collected from different sources. Based on dynamic physician's diagnosis, the patient profile is mapped to a subset of plurality of patient archetypes. An automated agent is employed to customize a user interface to emphasize order selections to support eliminating a false positive in the proper subset of the plurality of patient persons, a false negative in the plurality of patient archetypes, or to increase a predicted applicability of a set of patient archetypes to the patient profile. The subset of patient archetypes ranking is updated based on received order results. A confirmed dynamic physician diagnosis is made available.

Abstract: When a display changing operation is performed after a shift is made to a rotation mode, a display input device performs a rotation display of an object, and increases a rotation angle of the object per unit movement amount of a predetermined touch point according as a distance between two points touched in a mode switching operation is larger. When a display changing operation is performed after a shift to an enlargement/reduction mode, the display input device performs an enlargement/reduction display of the object, and increases an enlargement amount or a reduction amount of the object per unit movement amount of the predetermined touch point according as the distance between the two touch points touched in the mode switching operation is larger.

Abstract: Systems and methods relating to monitoring cargo are provided. Various embodiments provide features relating to: (1) monitoring characteristics of cargo using a single device that may be disposable; (2) generating alerts based on a variety of temperature conditions, such as multiple temperature thresholds; (3) providing multiple levels of alerts and escalating alerts to different users; (4) providing an indication of an end of trip based on location data and data from sensor(s); (5) reducing power of transmissions between devices; (6) using frequency diversity features to communicate between devices; (7) providing configurable reporting and/or sensor monitoring parameters, and changing reporting and/or sensor measurement periods; (8) allowing for communication with devices across multiple frequency bands; (9) utilizing secondary communication circuits to communicate with different devices, such as across different frequency channels and/or bands; and (10) using a movement detection device (e.g.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is an x-ray florescence (XRF) test system which comprises an XRF test instrument used for testing a test target's responses to X-rays, the instrument including a test window allowing the X-ray and its responsive energy to pass through, and a window protecting film assembly allowing X-rays to pass through and providing protection to the window, the film assembly being configured to be coupled with the window in a fashion to be removed from or applied or reapplied over the window. The corresponding calibration mode can be manually or automatically applied according to the specific film assembly presently in use. An embodiment of the film assembly comprises a thin film fixed with an adhesive layer to a supporting frame having a closely spaced array of apertures.

Abstract: A method includes receiving a set of seller records, each seller record corresponding to one or more transactions between a seller and one or more customers. The method includes associating seller metrics with the seller records. Each seller metric includes a quantitative representation of transactions between the seller and the one or more customers. Each transaction includes selling at least one of a service or merchandise of the seller to a customer. The method includes receiving a report type defined as a parts report or a loyalty report. The method includes analyzing the seller records in the data store based on the report type, the seller metrics, and seller information in the data store; generating a report based on the report type and the seller metrics; and displaying the report on a display in communication with the data processing device.

Abstract: An inkjet recording apparatus includes a sheet feed section, an image forming section, a partition unit, an air inflow portion, a first sheet conveyance section, a second sheet conveyance section, and an air sucking and discharging section. The partition unit partitions an interior of an apparatus casing into a first space in which the image forming section is disposed and a second space in which the sheet feed section, the first sheet conveyance section, and the second sheet conveyance section are disposed. Air outside the apparatus casing is taken into the first space through the air inflow portion. The second sheet conveyance section includes a conveyance guide disposed downstream of the image forming section in a conveyance direction of a recording sheet. The air sucking and discharging section sucks air around the conveyance guide and discharges the air into the second space or out of the apparatus casing.

Abstract: A reading device includes a document feeder unit, an image reading unit, an operation unit, a control unit, and an image processing unit. The image processing unit generates read image data on the basis of image data generated by the image reading unit and a document size determined by the control unit, rotates the read image data in a direction opposite to an inclination direction so as to reduce the inclination as an inclination correction process. In a document mixed mode, read image data of a largest width document sheet is rotated so that the inclination is reduced for the inclination correction process of the largest width document sheet, while the inclination correction process corresponding to a selected inclination correction mode is performed on read image data of a small width document sheet.

Abstract: Managing a blocked-originator list for a messaging application, including: detecting, by a list management module, a list management initiation event for a blocked-originator list, the blocked-originator list including a plurality of originators from which incoming messages are blocked; determining a number of entries in a blocked-originator list; determining a maximum number of entries in the blocked-originator list; determining whether the number of entries in the blocked-originator list is equal to the maximum number of entries in the blocked-originator list; and responsive to determining that the number of entries in the blocked-originator list is equal to the maximum number of entries in the blocked-originator list: deleting an entry from the blocked-originator list in dependence upon entry removal rules; and adding the new entry to the blocked-originator list.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing resin particles uses a microreactor to mix first and second stock solutions, and to aggregate resin fine-particles to obtain resin particles. The microreactor includes stationary and rotating discs that are two discoid discs and that are disposed so that a gap is formed between circular surfaces of the two discs when the resin particles are manufactured, a first stock solution feed part that feeds the first stock solution from an end of the gap into the gap, and one or more second stock solution feed parts that are formed at the opposite side of the first stock solution feed part based on the center of the circular surface of the stationary disc by spatially connecting top and bottom surfaces of the stationary disc, and that feed the second stock solution containing an aggregating agent from the top surface side of the stationary disc to the gap.

Abstract: A drive-side coupling part of a drive transmission mechanism includes: a base including a first opposed surface facing a driven-side coupling part of the drive transmission mechanism in an attached state; a semispherical projection from the first opposed surface at a rotational center of the drive-side coupling part; and a cylindrical projection including an arcuate first projection centered on the rotational center, an arcuate second projection having a shorter inside diameter than the first projection, and a stepped portion between the first and second projections. The driven-side coupling part includes: a base including a second opposed surface facing the drive-side coupling part in the attached state; a columnar projection from the second opposed surface at a rotational center of the driven-side coupling part; a radially-extended peripheral projection on a periphery of the columnar projection; and a recess depressed from a top surface of the columnar projection at the rotational center.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a transferring member and a guiding part. The transferring member is configured to form a transferring nip with an image carrier and to transfer a toner image from the image carrier to a sheet at the transferring nip. The guiding part has an upper guiding member and a lower guiding member which are disposed oppositely to both faces of the sheet in a vertical direction along a sheet conveying path toward the transferring nip. The lower guiding member has a movable lower guiding plate and a plurality of elastic members. The movable lower guiding plate is made of a thin elastic material. The plurality of elastic members are disposed along a sheet width direction crossing the sheet conveying direction and supports the movable lower guiding plate to be displaceable in a direction apart from the image carrier.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical communication receiver capable of compensating a DC offset while preventing an input load effect. The optical communication receiver includes an optical signal detector; an amplifier inputted with a photocurrent outputted from the optical signal detector; and a DC offset compensation unit provided therein with a third transistor and a fifth transistor which are connected in series to each other to prevent an input load effect, wherein the DC offset compensation unit compensates a DC offset by outputting at least a portion of DC current inputted to the amplifier to ground through the third transistor and the fifth transistor when the photocurrent is an over current more than a predetermined set value.

Abstract: A wheel alignment device (10) is disclosed having a base crossbar (12), a top crossbar (14), a right stanchion (15) and a left stanchion (16) coupled to the base and top crossbar, and a stabilizing rod (17) to maintain the stanchions parallel to each other. The base crossbar has two lower rim engaging posts (22) and oppositely disposed ends (25) each having an inwardly extending tape measure holding slot (26). The top crossbar has two upper rim engaging posts (33). The right and left stanchions each an elongated top mounting slot (41) therethrough through which a threaded post (46) of an upper fastening knob (47) passes to slidably coupled the top crossbar to the stanchions.

Abstract: Communication session data from a mobile radio communications network (100) is processed to extract substantially all communication session data relating to calls in at least two sectors of the network. This processing occurs as the communication session data becomes available, thereby providing a stream of communication session data (210). From the stream of communication session data (210), a high priority data stream (220) is created. The high priority data steam (220) comprises a minority of the communication session data for each call in the at least two sectors of the network (100). Geolocation data (230) is produced for each call. An immediately accessible copy of both the high priority data stream (220) and the geolocation data (230) is provided, for each call.