Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a machine-readable medium with executable instructions that facilitate performance of operations by a processor including receiving a registration for a trajectory of a satellite; estimating a zone of occupancy at a future time for the satellite; determining an interference of the satellite from the zone of occupancy at the future time; determining a deconfliction for minimizing or eliminating the interference; and sending the deconfliction to a controller of the satellite. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Abstract: Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to determining a borehole holdup. A method comprises logging a well with a pulsed-neutron logging (PNL) tool; receiving, via the PNL tool, transient decay measurements, capture spectrum measurements, and inelastic spectrum measurements; extracting information from each of the capture spectrum measurements, the inelastic spectrum measurements, and the transient decay measurements; inputting all of the extracted information as a single input into artificial neural networks; and determining the borehole holdup with the artificial neural networks.

Abstract: This disclosure presents systems and processes to collect elemental composition of target fluid and solid material located downhole of a borehole. Waveguides can be utilized that include capillary optics to deliver emitted high energy into a container or a conduit and then to detect the high energy. A source waveguide can be used to emit the high energy into the target fluid and a detector waveguide can collect resulting measurements. Each waveguide can include a protective sheath and a pressure cap on the end of the capillary optics that are proximate the target fluid, to protect against abrasion and target fluid pressure. In other aspects, a pulsed neutron tool can be utilized in place of the waveguides to collect measurements. The collected measurements can be utilized to generate chemical signature results that can be utilized to determine the elemental composition of the target fluid or of the solid material.

Abstract: Ingredient dispensers for use in dispensing a measured amount of dry and/or liquid ingredient for a user are disclosed. In some embodiments, a dry ingredient dispenser is provided and may include a receptacle configured to contain a select amount of dry ingredient and a cap comprising an actuating portion and a measuring chamber portion. In some embodiments, a liquid ingredient dispenser is provided and may include a receptacle configured to contain a select amount of liquid ingredient and a dispensing portion which may be rotatable to dispense a measured amount of liquid ingredient for the user.

Abstract: Rod bending instruments, systems, and methods thereof are associated with robotic and navigated bending of a rod for spinal surgeries. A system for bending a spinal rod includes a rod bending assembly and an automatic or navigated feeding system. The rod bending assembly includes a bender box having a fixed coupling member and an actuated coupling member. A rod cutter is attachable to the fixed coupling member and a bending mandrel is attachable to the actuated coupling member, for example, over a sterile drape. The automatic or navigated feeding system is configured to feed a spinal rod into the rod bending assembly to bend and contour the spinal rod into a complex three-dimensional shape.

Abstract: A driver for driving a switched-mode power supply is presented. The driver receives a set of input signals. Each input signal is configured for changing a state of an associated power switch from a first state to a second state. The driver generates an output signal to change the state of the associated power switch from the first state to the second state. When the first state is an on state and the second state is an off state, the driver asserts the output signal to change the state of the associated power switch to perform an on-off transition. When the first state is the off state and the second state is the on state, the driver delays the assertion of the output signal to perform an off-on transition by a predetermined delay time, so that the off-on transition is delayed until all intended on-off transitions have occurred.

Abstract: The present disclosure describes gain stabilization techniques for scintillation devices which do not require use of an intrinsic reference radiation source. Reference light pulses are emitted into the scintillation device to obtain a signal having a given magnitude. The magnitude of the signal is compared to the magnitude of a reference signal computed as a function of temperature and a degradation factor. A gain adjustment is computed which causes the magnitude of the signal to match the target reference magnitude. The gain adjustment is then used to adjust the system gain so that subsequent output signal amplitudes, measured when energetic photons interact in the scintillator, always correspond to the same energy.

Abstract: A method and system for identifying one or more petrophysical properties in a formation. The method and system may include disposing a pulsed-neutron logging tool into a borehole that is disposed in a formation, emitting a neutron from a neutron source on the pulsed-neutron logging tool into the formation, and capturing one or more gammas expelled from formation in response to the neutron from the neutron source to form a plurality of pulsed neutron logging (PNL) measurements in a log. The method and system may further include comparing the log to a database with a cost function to form a solution; and identifying a plurality of petrophysical properties based at least in part on the solution.

Abstract: The techniques as described herein enhance the accuracy and precision of mineralogy analysis in elemental spectroscopy logging by utilizing oxide standards and/or rock-forming mineral compounds as reference materials that provide more representative and realistic signatures of geological formations. A method comprises logging a wellbore with a tool and fitting reference spectra from oxide compounds and/or rock-forming mineral compounds against measured gamma spectra obtained with the tool, to characterize a subterranean formation that the wellbore extends through.

Abstract: A thermal insulation member is described for a heater assembly of a haircare appliance. The thermal insulation member is formed of an elastomeric material and includes a sleeve, a plurality of ribs, and a plurality of studs. The ribs and studs project outwardly from a surface of the sleeve, and the ribs project further the studs. A haircare appliance including the thermal insulation member is also described.

Abstract: An asynchronous finite state machine circuit comprising state circuitry configured to be in one of a plurality of states, and transition between states, wherein the asynchronous finite state machine is configured to detect that a current state is stable before the state circuitry can transition to a next state.

Abstract: Surface tracking systems and methods for tracking a first wellbore relative to a non-geological target in a subterranean formation by determining characteristics of gravity anomalies related to the first wellbore and the non-geological target. The system includes a gravity sensor located at the Earth's surface and an information handling system operable to analyze the first and second gravity anomalies to determine a position and the trajectory of the first wellbore relative to the non-geological target. The systems and methods may also include the ability steer a trajectory of the first wellbore relative to the non-geological target.

Abstract: The techniques as described herein result in a single set of intrinsic carbon-oxygen (CO) measurements that can be used for various borehole and formation saturation conditions, enhancing the reliability and robustness of formation evaluation in oil and gas wells. A method comprises formulating an intrinsic CO ratio for a subterranean formation, based on theoretical atomic concentrations of carbon and oxygen, and porosity and fluid saturation parameters.

Abstract: A downhole tool and method of utilizing the downhole tool to make measurements in a wellbore formed in a formation and having different wellbore diameters. The downhole tool generally includes a tool body defined along a longitudinal central axis and having an internal passage extending longitudinally therethrough and an external pocket extending therealong; a sensor module having a sensor and being deployed within the external pocket; a spacer deployed in the external pocket, the spacer positioned between the sensor module and the tool body; and a clamp attached to the tool body, the clamp overlaying both the sensor module and the spacer to confine the sensor module within the external pocket. The spacer may have an inner concave surface engaging the sensor module and an outer convex surface seating in the external pocket.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to performing gamma spectral analysis based on machine learning. Gamma spectrum data, which can be associated with a gamma spectrum can be gathered. The gamma spectrum data can include an energy channel and a count rate for gamma rays detected by one or more gamma detectors. A spectral image can be constructed based on the gamma spectrum data. One or more machine learning models can be trained based on the spectral image. Additionally, one or more features of the gamma spectrum can be extracted from the spectral image through the one or more machine learning models.

Abstract: A method for controlling a machine during a transition from a service brake state to a parking brake includes receiving, by a control module, a request for activating a parking brake assembly. The method also includes transmitting, by the control module, control signals for activating a set of first brakes associated with a service brake assembly, a set of second brakes associated with the service brake assembly, and a clutch assembly. The method further includes controlling, by the control module, the set of first brakes for deactivating the set of first brakes. The method includes controlling, by the control module, the parking brake assembly for activating the parking brake assembly. The method also includes controlling, by the control module, the set of second brakes for deactivating the set of second brakes. The method further includes controlling, by the control module, the clutch assembly for deactivating the clutch assembly.

Abstract: A heater coupon is disclosed having a ceramic block with a first surface and a second surface, at least one heater trace formed within the ceramic block and a connector for electrically connecting the at least one heater trace to a PCB (printed circuit board). The connector may connect at one end to the heater coupon and at the other end to the PCB. The connector may provide a direct connection between the heater coupon and the PCB. The connector may include a first connecting arm for connecting with respect to the first surface of the ceramic block and a second connecting arm for connecting with respect to the second surface of the ceramic block.

Abstract: A heater coupon including a ceramic block having a first surface and a second surface, at least one heater trace formed within the ceramic block and a connector for electrically connecting the at least one heater trace to an external wire wherein the connector comprises a first connecting arm for connecting with respect to the first surface of the ceramic block and a second connecting arm for connecting with respect to the second surface of the ceramic block. The connector may be located at an end of the ceramic block. The ceramic block may be formed from a plurality of layers of ceramic material. The at least one heater trace may be screen printed onto one of the layers of ceramic sheet that form the ceramic block. The ceramic block may be provided with a first recess for accommodating the first connecting arm and a second recess for accommodating the second connecting arm.

Abstract: A haircare appliance has an air inlet, an air outlet, an airflow generator for generating an airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet, and a heater assembly for heating the airflow. The heater assembly has a heater and a heater housing. The heater is mounted to the heater housing at a plurality of discrete mounting points.

Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to determining holdup compensated formation saturation while refraining from calculating holdup. Inelastic gamma spectrum data for an inelastic gamma spectrum generated downhole in a wellbore can be accessed. Further, capture gamma spectrum data for one or more capture gamma spectrums generated downhole in the wellbore can be accessed. A model that accounts for holdup measurement can be applied to both the inelastic gamma spectrum data and the capture gamma spectrum data to identify a compensated oil saturation for a formation surrounding at least a portion of the wellbore based on both the inelastic gamma spectrum and the one or more capture gamma spectrums.