Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods for flue gas cooling for carbon capture processes are disclosed herein. A flue gas cooling process for carbon capture includes: cooling a flue gas in a direct contact cooler by a cooling water cooled in a closed cooling loop; cooling the cooling water in the closed cooling loop utilizing air-cooled heat exchangers; cooling the flue gas below a water dew point to produce a surplus water when an available cooling duty of the closed cooling loop exceeds a cooling duty required to cool the flue stream to the water dew point; storing the surplus water in a surplus water storage vessel; and directing the surplus water stored in the surplus water storage vessel to the direct contact cooler when the available cooling duty of the closed cooling loop is less than the cooling duty required to cool the flue stream to the water dew point.

Abstract: A device may receive input data associated with a legal regulation, and may process the input data to generate a record that includes: the input data in a knowledge representation format and a semantic representation format, data identifying a feature, data identifying an industry classification, or data identifying an entity of interest. The device may process the record, with machine learning models, to determine output data that includes: data indicating that the legal regulation is inconsistent, data indicating that the legal regulation is outdated, data indicating a sentiment for the legal regulation, data indicating a prescriptive nature of the legal regulation, data indicating a complexity of the legal regulation, data indicating a misrepresentation in the legal regulation, data indicating a compliance burden associated with the legal regulation, or data indicating an industry performance impact of the legal regulation. The device may perform actions based on the output data.

Abstract: A system is provided that can provide a virtual assistant that can receive inputs from a user and can provide responses to the user. The system can perform natural language processing on the inputs to process the inputs into inputs that are comprehendible by the virtual assistant. Additionally, the system can determine the live agent that can be best suited to assist the user based on the processed inputs. The system can connect the user and the live agent. The virtual assistant can facilitate the connection by providing information to the user and to the live agent.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to managing visualizations of data using a network computer. A modeling engine may provide a data model that includes a plurality of data objects and a display model that includes a plurality of display objects based on the plurality of data objects. Parameter action objects may be associated with display objects in the display model. In response to an activation of the parameter action objects, values associated with display objects may be assigned to the parameter associated with a parameter action object and actions associated with the parameter may be executed to modify the display model.

Abstract: Provided are an energy distribution management method and a dynamic brokerage system for dynamic brokerage of renewable energy. An energy distribution management method provides optimal profits according to dynamic brokerage by improving utility through optimal energy distribution according to a required amount of energy of a renewable energy consumer in uncertain supply and demand for renewable energy.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to managing visualizations of data using a network computer. A modeling engine may provide a data model that includes a plurality of data objects and a display model that includes a plurality of display objects based on the plurality of data objects. Parameter action objects may be associated with display objects in the display model. In response to an activation of the parameter action objects, values associated with display objects may be assigned to the parameter associated with a parameter action object and actions associated with the parameter may be executed to modify the display model.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to managing visualizations of data using a network computer. A modeling engine may provide a data model that includes a plurality of data objects and a display model that includes a plurality of display objects based on the plurality of data objects. Parameter action objects may be associated with display objects in the display model. In response to an activation of the parameter action objects, values associated with display objects may be assigned to the parameter associated with a parameter action object and actions associated with the parameter may be executed to modify the display model.

Abstract: Embodiments are directed to managing visualizations of data using a network computer. A modeling engine may provide a data model that includes a plurality of data objects and a display model that includes a plurality of display objects based on the plurality of data objects. Parameter action objects may be associated with display objects in the display model. In response to an activation of the parameter action objects, values associated with display objects may be assigned to the parameter associated with a parameter action object and actions associated with the parameter may be executed to modify the display model.

Abstract: A synchronous rectifier comprising a discrete switching device and a controller for controlling the discrete switching device both mounted on a common die pad and packaged in a single package. The packaging of the discrete switching device and the controller together in a single package provides shortest path of connection between the ports of the controller and the switching device, enabling the controller to accurately sense voltage across the switching device thereby avoiding the effect of parasitic inductances and enabling the controller to enable/disable the switching device at the precise time, resulting in improved power consumption and better efficiency.

Abstract: A shape-changing mobile device stand is disclosed. The stand includes a mount, such as a case, for receiving a mobile device and a shape-changing tab connected to the mount. The tab may have a flat shape. When pressure is applied to one end of the tab, it changes shape to have a curved shape, which may support the mount and mobile device in portrait or landscape orientation.

Abstract: In one embodiment, the improved implantable prosthetic cage includes a hollow body, insertable into a human or any other animal, which includes an open receptacle adapted to hold a bone-growth promoting substance and at least one cover coupled to the body with a coupling mechanism to selectively seal the opening in the receptacle. The implantable prosthetic cage is preferably used for spinal fusion, but may be implanted in other parts of a human or other animal. In another embodiment, the method of utilizing an implantable prosthetic cage includes the steps of substantially sealing a bone-growth promoting substance within an implantable body, implanting the body between two bones while maintaining the seal and preventing contact between the substance and a bone, and disabling the seal, thereby allowing contact between the substance and a bone.

Abstract: A conditioner for eyelash and eyebrow includes: water; hydrolyzed soy protein; erythritol; trehalose; carbomer; arginine; polysorbate 80; niacinamide; panthenol; citric acid; phenoxyethanol; acorus calamus root extract; artemisia princes leaf extract; portulaca oleracea extract; polygonum multiflorum root extract; glycyrrhiza glabra root extract; ephedra sinica extract; sophora angustifolia root extract; arctium lappa seed extract; thuja extract; lyceum barbarum fruit extract; ginko biloba leaf extract; paeonia suffruticosa root extract; carthamus tinctorius flower extract; bletilla strita root extract; rheum undulatum root-stalk-stern extract; biotin; methylparaben; and copper tripeptide-1.

Abstract: A self-sealing tire includes a tire body, a partition wall, and a sealant that is adapted to seal a puncture in the tire body. The tire body includes an outer circumferential wall that contacts the ground, a first side wall and a second side wall that extend from the outer circumferential wall. The partition wall is provided between the first side wall and the second side wall and defines a partitioned space between the outer circumferential wall, the first side wall, the second side wall and the partition wall. The sealant is filled in the partitioned space. The partition wall includes a partition membrane, and dividing projections that are protruded from the partition membrane. Air is exhausted from the partitioned space and the sealant is filled into the partitioned space.

Abstract: A self-sealing tire includes a tire body, a partition wall, and a sealant that is adapted to seal a puncture in the tire body. The tire body includes an outer circumferential wall that contacts the ground, a first side wall and a second side wall that extend from the outer circumferential wall. The partition wall is provided between the first side wall and the second side wall and defines a partitioned space between the outer circumferential wall, the first side wall, the second side wall and the partition wall. The sealant is filled in the partitioned space. The partition wall includes a partition membrane, and dividing projections that are protruded from the partition membrane. Air is exhausted from the partitioned space and the sealant is filled into the partitioned space.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multi-mesh gear system, such as an epicyclic gear system, in which (a) optimal performance is not load-specific and (b) the same profile modifications can be applied on both flanks of the common gear. This is accomplished through a novel combination of a constant system contact ratio and gearing having mesh stiffness variation reducing, or MSVR, modifications. An MSVR modification, such as Differential Crowning, will minimize the self-excited component of dynamic load for gear meshes across different operating loads, resulting in an optimized gearset. The specification of a substantially constant contact ratio for the multi-mesh gear system allows the same MSVR modification to be used on both tooth flanks of the common gear, reducing the cost and complexity of manufacture.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a multi-mesh gear system, such as an epicyclic gear system, in which (a) optimal performance is not load-specific and (b) the same profile modifications can be applied on both flanks of the common gear. This is accomplished through a novel combination of a constant system contact ratio and gearing having mesh stiffness variation reducing, or MSVR, modifications. An MSVR modification, such as Differential Crowning, will minimize the self-excited component of dynamic load for gear meshes across different operating loads, resulting in an optimized gearset. The specification of a substantially constant contact ratio for the multi-mesh gear system allows the same MSVR modification to be used on both tooth flanks of the common gear, reducing the cost and complexity of manufacture.

Abstract: A form of gearing having teeth with different face widths along the tooth height and a method thereof of designing and manufacturing. Different gear tooth face widths are introduced along the tooth height to alter the tooth stiffness characteristic to provide a pair of gears with reduced mesh stiffness variation. The use of variable face widths along the tooth height changes both the geometric properties of the tooth and the load distribution/concentration to reduce the self-excited component of dynamic load, in effect reducing gear noise and increasing power density.

Abstract: A form of gearing having teeth with different face widths along the tooth height and a method thereof of designing and manufacturing. Different gear tooth face widths are introduced along the tooth height to alter the tooth stiffness characteristic to provide a pair of gears with reduced mesh stiffness variation. The use of variable face widths along the tooth height changes both the geometric properties of the tooth and the load distribution/concentration to reduce the self-excited component of dynamic load, in effect reducing gear noise and increasing power density.