Abstract: The present invention is based upon the discovery that neodymium polybutadiene rubber can be built onto heavy duty conveyor belts as a carry cover layer to greatly improve the wear resistance of the belt. Such heavy duty conveyor belts are of particular value for utilization in the mining of iron ore, copper ore, coal, and other abrasive materials. These belts accordingly offer a longer service life, reduce mine down-time, reduce costs, and improve overall mine productivity without having an adverse effect on worker health or safety, and without detrimentally impacting the environment. The present invention more specifically discloses a conveyor belt which is comprised of a carry cover layer, a reinforcement layer which is situated below the carry cover layer, and a pulley cover layer which is situated below the reinforcement layer, wherein the carry cover layer is comprised of neodymium polybutadiene rubber.

Abstract: One or more images of items for an order being processed at processing station of an order fulfillment center may be captured and associated with the order. Alternatively, a short video clip may be captured of the order being packaged. An electronic notification that the order has been processed may be sent to a customer associated with the order. The electronic notification may include a reference to one or more of the captured images or video clips. The customer may use a reference included in the notification to view the captured images. The customer may view captured images to verify that the order has been correctly processed. The captured images may include images of the items being packaged for shipment and may show the shipping address on the package allowing the customer to verify that indeed it is his package in the images.

Abstract: A Wireless Traffic Congestion and Hazardous Condition Detection and Warning System. The system utilizes electronic nodes placed alongside a highway to detect traffic congestion and other hazardous conditions, visually notify drivers of a detected hazardous condition, and wirelessly communicate the hazardous condition to neighboring nodes in order to notify drivers well in advance of the hazard. A detected hazardous condition can also be transmitted through the existing cellular network to enable remote monitoring of traffic flow and remote notification of detected hazardous conditions.

Abstract: A printed circuit board is disclosed having coextensive electrical connectors and contact pad areas. Areas of the contact pads where the traces and/or vias are located may be etched away to ensure electrical isolation between the traces, vias and contact pads.

Abstract: A sense amplifier provides a state-dependent lockout to limit sensing to those bit lines that target a currently selected state for sensing. A sense amplifier scans program data prior to sensing at the verify levels corresponding to a plurality of states. When program data matches a currently selected state, the sense amplifier senses the bit line voltage during verification and writes the result to a data latch. The sense amplifier may write the result to a data latch for storing quick pass write data, in response to sensing at a low verify level for the selected state for example. When program data does not match the currently selected state, the sense amplifier skips sensing for the bit line. The sense amplifier locks out the bit line prior to sensing based on the program data.

Abstract: Method and system for treating a patient using a compressible, pressure-attenuating device. According to one embodiment, the system is used to treat urinary tract disorders and can include one or more of an access device, a delivery device, a pressure-attenuating device, and a removal device. The access device may be used to create a passageway to an anatomical structure, such as the patient's bladder. The delivery device may be inserted through the passageway created by the access device and may be used to deliver the pressure-attenuating device to the anatomical structure. The removal device may be inserted through the passageway created by the access device and may be used to view the bladder and/or to capture, to deflate and to remove the pressure-attenuating device.

Abstract: A task-oriented virtual resource can be dynamically mapped to multiple physical resource types in order to better align resource allocation mechanisms. Mappings between the task-oriented virtual resource and the physical resource types may be managed in accordance with a workload associated with an underlying task being performed by the network on behalf of a user. The number of physical resource units that are mapped to the task-oriented virtual resource may be varied in accordance with one or more workload conditions using a finite state machine. The finite state machine can include nodes representing static or dynamic states for each physical resource type. The nodes may be interconnected via relationships, which can be governed by the workload conditions. Relationships between nodes may be modeled using hybrid graphs.

Abstract: A method comprises: receiving colliding signals by a receiver from a plurality of signal sources, such that the receiver has a respective non-zero probability of detecting and identifying the colliding signals from each respective one of the signal sources at a given time. The colliding signals are configured with at least one common transmission parameter value so as to interfere with each other, so that the receiver only detects and identifies one of the received colliding signals at any given time. The receiving and identifying are performed during each of a plurality of cycles. A probabilistic model is used to calculate the location of the receiver. The model correlates a respective number of times the receiver detects and identifies one of the colliding signals and the probability of that signal being identified by the receiver, given the location of the receiver.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for network risk assessment. One of the methods includes accessing information describing network traffic between network devices. A network topology of the network is determined based on the information describing network traffic, where the network topology includes nodes connected by an edge to one or more other nodes, and each node is associated with a network device and each edge represents two nodes that can communicate with each other. User account access information indicating access rights and/or access records may be overlaid on the network topology and the system can provide various visualizations of the network topology to illustrate security risks associated with specific user accounts or nodes, identify compromise values/likelihoods/risks of particular user accounts and/or network accounts, and identify network segmentation issues, among others.

Abstract: A stack can be patterned by a first etch process to form an opening defining sidewall surfaces of a patterned material stack. A masking layer can be non-conformally deposited on sidewalls of an upper portion of the patterned material stack, while not being deposited on sidewalls of a lower portion of the patterned material stack. The sidewalls of a lower portion of the opening can be laterally recessed employing a second etch process, which can include an isotropic etch component. The sidewalls of the upper portion of the opening can protrude inward toward the opening to form an overhang over the sidewalls of the lower portion of the opening. The overhang can be employed to form useful structures such as an negative offset profile in a floating gate device or vertically aligned control gate electrodes for vertical memory devices.

Abstract: An authentication system for an instruction processing apparatus includes first and second authentication portions each for performing user authentication at the time of using the instruction processing apparatus, and a controller which makes the first authentication portion execute the user authentication and switches from the first authentication portion to the second authentication portion when the user authentication by the first authentication portion cannot be established.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic device including a write-once-then-read-only register, a chipset, a read-only memory, a flash memory and a central processor. The write-once-then-read-only register is arranged to store a determination value. The chipset is arranged to produce a CPU reset signal. The read-only memory is implemented in the chipset, and has a first memory block which corresponds to a predetermined address and is used to store a first instruction. The flash memory is coupled to the chipset, and has a second memory block which corresponds to the predetermined address and is used to store a second instruction. The central processor is arranged to determine the location of the predetermined address according to the CPU reset signal and the determination value.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image display apparatus that sets a thinning rate, determined according to a designated display magnification ratio, with reference to plural display magnification ratio ranges, and a predetermined thinning rate determined in association with each display magnification ratio range, stores page image data, obtained from an apparatus storing information about the job, into a storage section by thinning page image data, pasts the thinned page image into a frame having a size according to the designated display magnification ratio, and displays the image pasted into the frame. When a display magnification ratio is changed within an identical display magnification ratio range, the image display apparatus pastes, by utilizing page image data according to a thinning rate before the change, the page image after magnifying it to fit into a frame having a size according to a display magnification ratio after the change.

Abstract: A telepresence device may relay video, audio, and/or measurement data to a user operating a control device. A user interface may permit the user to quickly view and/or understand temporally and/or spatially disparate information. The telepresence device may pre-gather looped video of spatially disparate areas in an environment. A temporal control mechanism may start video playback at a desired point in a current or historical video segment. Notations may be associated with time spans in a video and recalled by capturing an image similar to a frame in the time span of the video. An area of interest may be selected and video containing the area of interest may be automatically found. Situational data may be recorded and used to recall video segments of interest. The telepresence device may synchronize video playback and movement. A series of videos may be recorded at predetermined time intervals to capture visually trending information.

Abstract: A device is configured to be operable in a plurality of network environments. A number of different configurations are available to be set on the device, where a first configuration enables operation on a first network, and a second configuration enables operation on a second, disparate, network. A plurality of external ports in conjunction with a multiplexer switch, network switch, internal CPU, external CPU, routing links, etc., can be combined to facilitate multiple configurations for the device. The device is suitable for incorporation into a human machine interface, for application in an industrial processing operation. Receive port information can be incorporated into a data frame to facilitate identification of an external port associated with the reception of the data frame. Applicable networks include linear topology, ring topology, star topology, Ethernet, ROCKWELL NEO, EtherNet/IP, one or more LANs, etc. Configuration can be via a USB device or an interface.

Abstract: The present invention provides novel techniques for controlling the blending of multiple fluids. In particular, the present techniques are presented in the context of biofuel production, wherein blending of a denaturant with an undenatured biofuel may be controlled and optimized. However, the present techniques may also be applied to any other suitable applications, such as the production of petroleum products, where multiple fluids may be blended.

Abstract: Provided is a photoelectric conversion element containing at least: a semiconductor layer containing a semiconductor and a dye which is supported by the semiconductor, and a hole transport layer containing a hole transport compound, wherein the dye is a compound represented by Formula (1), and the hole transport compound is a polymer made from 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene:

Abstract: An electrode for an electrochemical cell including an active electrode material and an intrinsically conductive coating wherein the coating is applied to the active electrode material by heating the mixture for a time and at a temperature that limits degradation of the cathode active material.

Abstract: A first reticle set designed for manufacturing dies with a limited number of cores is modified into a second reticle set suitable for manufacturing at least some dies with at least twice as many cores. The first reticle set defines scribe lines to separate the originally defined dies. At least one scribe line is removed from pairs of adjacent but originally distinctly defined dies. Inter-core communication wires are defined to connect the adjacent cores, which are configured to enable the adjacent cores to communicate during operation without connecting to any physical input/output landing pads of the resulting more numerously cored die, which will not carry signals through the inter-core communication wires off the P-core die. The inter-core communication wires may be used for power management coordination purposes or to bypass the external processor bus.

Abstract: Cooling systems include a first passageway forming member that includes first and second ends and at least one connecting recess that opens into first and second passageways formed by the first passageway forming member. A second passageway forming member includes first and second ends and inlet and outlet ports proximate the first end such that the first end, including an elastomeric seal and the inlet and outlet ports, is sealably insertable in and removable from the at least one connecting recess, where the inlet port opens into the first passageway and the outlet port opens into the second passageway, and where, when the first end is inserted in the at least one connecting recess, the elastomeric seal is sandwiched between and in substantial contact with both the first end and the first passageway forming member.